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

2. In Chapter 16, what was the date of the manuscript that Grann was allowed to view at Brazil's National Library?
(a) 1689.
(b) 1694.
(c) 1753.
(d) 1731.

3. How deep is the Amazon River in some places?
(a) 245 feet.
(b) 300 feet.
(c) 80 feet.
(d) 15 feet.

4. In Chapter 17 when in 1916 did Fawcett receive a gold medal from the Royal Geographical Society?
(a) April 3.
(b) June 11.
(c) July 18.
(d) May 22.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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?

3. How tall was the Australian boxer, Lewis Brown, who accompanied Fawcett on an expedition in Chapter 17?

4. During the Battle of the Somme, how many British soldiers died?

5. In Chapter 16, how many manuscripts are in Brazil's National Library?

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