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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 did Venetian cartographer Fra Mauro create one of the most exhaustive maps of the world?
(a) 1411.
(b) 1424.
(c) 1478.
(d) 1459.

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

3. In Chapter 3, how tall was David Grann?
(a) 5 feet 10 inches tall.
(b) 5 feet 9 inches tall.
(c) 6 feet 1 inch tall.
(d) 6 feet tall.

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

5. In Chapter 6, how fast were automobiles first allowed to travel in London?
(a) 5 miles per hour.
(b) 2 miles per hour.
(c) 3 miles per hour.
(d) 4 miles per hour.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 1900, where were classes held at the Royal Geographical Society?

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

3. In Chapter 12, when did Murray reach La Paz?

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

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

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