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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. During the Battle of the Somme, how many British soldiers were wounded?
(a) Almost 40,000.
(b) Around 50,000.
(c) 37,000.
(d) 32,000.

2. In Chapter 2, when did a group of Brazilian scientists and adventurers search for signs of Colonel Percy Fawcett?
(a) 1996.
(b) 1984.
(c) 1987.
(d) 1998.

3. When did Fawcett move his family to Jamaica?
(a) 1921.
(b) 1919.
(c) 1920.
(d) 1922.

4. When did Theodore Roosevelt explore an Amazon tributary?
(a) 1912.
(b) 1913.
(c) 1911.
(d) 1914.

5. What percent of the waters from South American drain into the Amazon?
(a) 55%.
(b) 25%.
(c) About 30%.
(d) Nearly 40%.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 1912, how much rubber was exported from Brazil?

2. How old was Jack Fawcett when his father returned from the war?

3. In Chapter 12, what was the only thing Fawcett could think about on the boat ride back to England at the end of 1907?

4. When did Germany sign a peace treaty in surrender?

5. When did Speke claim that he discovered the source of the Nile?

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