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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In 1896, what was the speed limit for automobiles raised to in London?
(a) 16 miles per hour.
(b) 14 miles per hour.
(c) 15 miles per hour.
(d) 13 miles per hour.

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

3. Which of Sir Athur Conan Doyle's books was said to be based on Fawcett's experiences?
(a) The Lost World.
(b) A Study in Scarlet.
(c) The Valley of Fear.
(d) The Sign of Four.

4. In 1912, how much rubber was exported from Brazil?
(a) $27 million.
(b) More than $30 million.
(c) About $20 million.
(d) $35 million.

5. In Chapter 9, where did Grann find one of Fawcett's grandchildren?
(a) London.
(b) Ireland.
(c) Bristol.
(d) Wales.

6. How many people did Fawcett choose to go on his expedition to Z in Chapter 1?
(a) 3.
(b) 90.
(c) 70.
(d) 2.

7. What is the name of the fish in the Amazon that is one of the few creatures in the world that survives strictly on a diet of blood?
(a) Arapaima.
(b) Candiru.
(c) Piranha.
(d) Black caiman.

8. When did Reeves begin working at the Royal Geographical Society?
(a) 1872.
(b) 1879.
(c) 1875.
(d) 1878.

9. In Chapter 2, at what elevation does the Amazon River begin?
(a) Over 18,000 feet.
(b) 14,900 feet.
(c) About 18,500 feet.
(d) 17,500 feet.

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

11. In Chapter 10, although Fawcett and his men cut, chopped, pulled, and pushed through the jungle from morning until evening, how much did they advance daily?
(a) 1 mile.
(b) 1/2 mile.
(c) 3/4 mile.
(d) 1/3 mile.

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

13. In Chapter 8, when did Sir George Taubman Goldie summon Fawcett and ask him what he knew about Bolivia?
(a) 1909.
(b) 1907.
(c) 1905.
(d) 1906.

14. How old was Fawcett's father when he died?
(a) 61.
(b) 45.
(c) 56.
(d) 70.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 8, when did Fawcett and Chivers begin their journey to Bolivia to map borders?

2. When was Fawcett's signet ring found?

3. In Chapter 2, when did a group of Brazilian scientists and adventurers search for signs of Colonel Percy Fawcett?

4. In Chapter 1, what occupation did Jack Fawcett wish to pursue after he returned from the expedition to Z?

5. In Chapter 2, how many months did Fawcett send dispatches about his expedition?

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