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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 12, what percent of young men did an English general claim were unfit to meet the requirements of military service?
(a) 60.
(b) 50.
(c) 70.
(d) 45.

2. In 1912, how much rubber was exported from Brazil?
(a) $35 million.
(b) More than $30 million.
(c) About $20 million.
(d) $27 million.

3. When did Reeves begin working at the Royal Geographical Society?
(a) 1872.
(b) 1875.
(c) 1878.
(d) 1879.

4. What is the name of the fish in the Amazon that is one of the few creatures in the world that survives strictly on a diet of blood?
(a) Black caiman.
(b) Piranha.
(c) Candiru.
(d) Arapaima.

5. In Chapter 4, how old was Fawcett in 1888?
(a) 21.
(b) 23.
(c) 28.
(d) 20.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 1888, how many fox terriers did Fawcett have in his room?

2. In Chapter 6, how fast were automobiles first allowed to travel in London?

3. When was James Murray born?

4. In Chapter 1, when did the London "Georgraphical Journal" write that Fawcett marked the end of an age?

5. In Chapter 12, during the 1911 expedition, how many pounds were the packs the men carried?

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