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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Four - Chapters 16-20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 8, what was black gold?
(a) Rubber.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Coal.
(d) Oil.

2. An expedition of how many men went to the area of Z and died?
(a) 1,100.
(b) 740.
(c) 1,400.
(d) 800.

3. In Chapter 10, how old was Frank Fisher when he agreed to explore the Verde with Fawcett?
(a) 28.
(b) 54.
(c) 39.
(d) 41.

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

5. In Chapter 8, when did Sir George Taubman Goldie summon Fawcett and ask him what he knew about Bolivia?
(a) 1907.
(b) 1905.
(c) 1906.
(d) 1909.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 2, at what elevation does the Amazon River begin?

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

3. In Chapter 8, what was the first frontier town that Fawcett and Chivers came to?

4. When did Francisco de Orellan and his army of Spanish conquistadores go down the Amazon River?

5. In Chapter 17 when in 1916 did Fawcett receive a gold medal from the Royal Geographical Society?

(see the answer key)

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