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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. When Fawcett and Chivers left Riberalta September 25, 1906, how many desperadoes and native guides accompanied them?
(a) 30.
(b) 20.
(c) 25.
(d) 15.

2. In Chapter 14, who did Fawcett fear as a rival?
(a) Alexander Hamilton Rice.
(b) Candido Mariano da Silva Rondon.
(c) Theodore Roosevelt.
(d) Henry Savage Landor.

3. How old was James Murray when he and Fawcett teamed up for an expedition in 1911?
(a) 48.
(b) 51.
(c) 42.
(d) 46.

4. In Chapter 12, what did Murray eat when he was separate from Fawcett and the others?
(a) Tinned milk.
(b) Dried beef.
(c) Hardtack.
(d) Caramels.

5. When did Francisco de Orellan and his army of Spanish conquistadores go down the Amazon River?
(a) 1511.
(b) 1542.
(c) 1609.
(d) 1602.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 8, what was black gold?

2. In Chapter 4, how old was Fawcett in 1888?

3. In Chapter 12, how long did pack animals typically survive in the Amazon on an expedition?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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