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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 1, what occupation did Jack Fawcett wish to pursue after he returned from the expedition to Z?
(a) Professor.
(b) Actor.
(c) Lawyer.
(d) Geographer.

2. In Chapter 8, when did Fawcett and Chivers begin their journey to Bolivia to map borders?
(a) July 4, 1906.
(b) June 21, 1908.
(c) May 11, 1907.
(d) April 4, 1905.

3. In Chapter 8, what was the name of Fawcett's British handler?
(a) Richard.
(b) Peter.
(c) Andrew.
(d) James.

4. When was Fawcett's daughter Joan born?
(a) 1912.
(b) 1909.
(c) 1910.
(d) 1911.

5. In Chapter 8, when did Francis Younghusband serve as president of the Royal Geographical Society?
(a) 1915-1921.
(b) 1911-1919.
(c) 1917-1929.
(d) 1919-1922.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 12, how much was Fawcett's annual salary from the boundary commission?

2. In Chapter 10 as Fawcett searched for the Verde's source, by how many days of marching did the group run out of food?

3. In 1900, how large of a party did Rondon take on an expedition?

4. In Chapter 2, how long did James Lynch once go without sleep when he was hiking?

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

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