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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. In Chapter 14, when was the only time that Fawcett shot at Indians?
(a) 1913.
(b) 1916.
(c) 1915.
(d) 1914.

2. When did Venetian cartographer Fra Mauro create one of the most exhaustive maps of the world?
(a) 1459.
(b) 1424.
(c) 1411.
(d) 1478.

3. When did members of the nomadic Nukak-Maku tribe emerge from the Amazon in Colombia and announce that they were ready to join the modern world?
(a) 2000.
(b) 2006.
(c) 2001.
(d) 2003.

4. In Chapter 2, at what elevation does the Amazon River begin?
(a) About 18,500 feet.
(b) Over 18,000 feet.
(c) 14,900 feet.
(d) 17,500 feet.

5. In Chapter 14, what did Fawcett order the men to do when they were fired upon by arrows?
(a) Play the harmonica and sing.
(b) Play the accordion and sing.
(c) Hide.
(d) Run.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 11, when was Fawcett's "Case for an Expedition in the Amazon Basin" dated?

2. How deep is the Amazon River in some places?

3. What percent of the waters from South American drain into the Amazon?

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

5. In Chapter 6, what did Lieutenant T. Dannreuther collect?

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