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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Five - Chapters 21-25.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 21, how long did the author say that it took Fawcett to get from Cuiaba to Bakairi Post?
(a) 2 weeks.
(b) A month and 1/2.
(c) A month.
(d) 3 weeks.

2. When did Gonzalo Fernandez de Oviedo write about El Dorado?
(a) 17th century.
(b) 15th century.
(c) 14th century.
(d) 16th century.

3. In Chapter 21, what direction was the author and his party heading?
(a) West.
(b) East.
(c) South.
(d) North.

4. In Chapter 12, what percent of young men did an English general claim were unfit to meet the requirements of military service?
(a) 60.
(b) 50.
(c) 45.
(d) 70.

5. In Chapter 17, where did Fawcett and Lyne dig trenches along with their men?
(a) Holland.
(b) Belgium.
(c) France.
(d) Switzerland.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Hernan Cortes find the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan?

2. In Chapter 12, how much was Fawcett's annual salary from the boundary commission?

3. In Chapter 12, what did Murray eat when he was separate from Fawcett and the others?

4. When did B. F. Goodrich manufacture the first automobile tires in the United States?

5. When did Bolivia and Brazil attempt to build a railroad through the jungle?

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