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

2. When did Speke claim that he discovered the source of the Nile?
(a) 1858.
(b) 1831.
(c) 1788.
(d) 1794.

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

4. In Chapter 8, when Sir Roger Casement investigated mistreatment of Indians in the Amazon, how many Indian did he estimate had died at the hands of one rubber company alone?
(a) About 28,000.
(b) 24,000.
(c) Some 30,000.
(d) 32,000.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 1901, where was Fawcett sent by the British government as a spy?

2. In 1888, how many fox terriers did Fawcett have in his room?

3. What was the population of the metropolitan area of Sao Paulo in Chapter 13?

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

5. How many men died during Carvajal's expedition to find El Dorado?

(see the answer key)

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