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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Three - Chapters 11-15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did B. F. Goodrich manufacture the first automobile tires in the United States?
(a) 1898.
(b) 1897.
(c) 1899.
(d) 1896.

2. In Chapter 12, when did Nina visit Fawcett in South America?
(a) 1911.
(b) 1913.
(c) 1910.
(d) 1912.

3. At the end of Chapter 13, where was Lynch planning an expedition?
(a) Amazon.
(b) Bolivia.
(c) Peru.
(d) Andes.

4. In Chapter 1, when did the London "Georgraphical Journal" write that Fawcett marked the end of an age?
(a) 1928.
(b) 1953.
(c) 1945.
(d) 1939.

5. In Chapter 10, although Fawcett and his men cut, chopped, pulled, and pushed through the jungle from morning until evening, how much did they advance daily?
(a) 3/4 mile.
(b) 1/2 mile.
(c) 1 mile.
(d) 1/3 mile.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 3, how tall was David Grann?

2. In Chapter 8, when did Sir George Taubman Goldie summon Fawcett and ask him what he knew about Bolivia?

3. In Chapter 11, how far south were the new coordinates that Grann found for Fawcett's destination after Dead Horse Camp?

4. When did Gonzalo Pizarro launch the first expedition in search of El Dorado?

5. What birthday did Lynch celebrate when he went on his expedition to find what happened to Fawcett?

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