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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. What birthday did Lynch celebrate when he went on his expedition to find what happened to Fawcett?
(a) 45.
(b) 36.
(c) 42.
(d) 39.

2. How deep is the Amazon River in some places?
(a) 15 feet.
(b) 245 feet.
(c) 300 feet.
(d) 80 feet.

3. In Chapter 2, how long did James Lynch once go without sleep when he was hiking?
(a) 12 hours.
(b) 24 hours.
(c) 48 hours.
(d) 72 hours.

4. In Chapter 11, between what two rivers did Fawcett believe he would find relics of an ancient civilization?
(a) Unini and Negro.
(b) Tapajos and Singu.
(c) Unini and Branco.
(d) Branco and Negro.

5. In Chapter 8, when Sir Roger Casement investigated mistreatment of Indians in the Amazon, how many Indian did he estimate had died at the hands of one rubber company alone?
(a) 32,000.
(b) 24,000.
(c) Some 30,000.
(d) About 28,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 1864 when there were boundary disputes between Paraguay and its neighbors, how much of the Paraguayan population was killed?

2. In Chapter 14, when was the only time that Fawcett shot at Indians?

3. In Chapter 14, what did Fawcett order the men to do when they were fired upon by arrows?

4. How long of a period of time did Fawcett study at the Royal Geographical Society?

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

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