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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) About 2 months.
(b) No more than a month.
(c) 3 months.
(d) 8 weeks.

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

3. When Fawcett left in 1925, how many people did he say were aware of their objective?
(a) 100,000.
(b) 40 million.
(c) 35 million.
(d) 600,000.

4. In Chapter 13 when Lynch was in captivity, when he and his son awoke, how many armed men emerged from the forest?
(a) 110.
(b) About 150.
(c) 80.
(d) Over 100.

5. When was Fawcett awarded he Distinguished Service Order medal?
(a) February 11, 1917.
(b) January 4, 1917.
(c) March 23, 1917.
(d) April 18, 1917.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 4, how old was Fawcett in 1888?

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

3. In Chapter 8, when did Sir George Taubman Goldie summon Fawcett and ask him what he knew about Bolivia?

4. When was Fawcett born?

5. What percent of the waters from South American drain into the Amazon?

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