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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 12, how long did pack animals typically survive in the Amazon on an expedition?
(a) 8 weeks.
(b) No more than a month.
(c) About 2 months.
(d) 3 months.

2. How long of a period of time did Fawcett study at the Royal Geographical Society?
(a) 36 months.
(b) 18 months.
(c) More than a year.
(d) About 2 years.

3. In Chapter 14, where was Fawcett, Costin, and others exploring when they were attached by arrows?
(a) Camargo River.
(b) Mapiri River.
(c) Beni River.
(d) Heath River.

4. In Chapter 6 as a pack animal, how much could an ass carry?
(a) 300.
(b) 120.
(c) 100 pounds.
(d) 65 pounds.

5. During the Battle of the Somme, how many British soldiers died?
(a) 18,000.
(b) Nearly 20,000.
(c) About 17,000.
(d) 11,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 17, when did Fawcett and his men take up positions along a river in Northern France?

2. In Chapter 14, who did Fawcett fear as a rival?

3. An expedition of how many men went to the area of Z and died?

4. When did Grann first learn about Fawcett?

5. In Chapter 2, when did a group of Brazilian scientists and adventurers search for signs of Colonel Percy Fawcett?

(see the answer key)

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