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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was Fawcett's signet ring found?
(a) 1979.
(b) 1958.
(c) 1964.
(d) 1980.

2. In Chapter 8, what was the name of Fawcett's British handler?
(a) Andrew.
(b) Richard.
(c) James.
(d) Peter.

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

4. How old was Edward Ayearst Reeves in Chapter 6?
(a) 41.
(b) 39.
(c) Late 30s.
(d) Early 30s.

5. In Chapter 2, when did a group of Brazilian scientists and adventurers search for signs of Colonel Percy Fawcett?
(a) 1998.
(b) 1996.
(c) 1987.
(d) 1984.

6. In 1864 when there were boundary disputes between Paraguay and its neighbors, how much of the Paraguayan population was killed?
(a) At least a third.
(b) A quarter.
(c) About half.
(d) Two-thirds.

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

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

9. In Chapter 3, how tall was David Grann?
(a) 5 feet 10 inches tall.
(b) 6 feet tall.
(c) 5 feet 9 inches tall.
(d) 6 feet 1 inch tall.

10. When did the Royal Geographical Society award him with a gold medal for his contributions to mapping South America?
(a) 1916.
(b) 1912.
(c) 1899.
(d) 1919.

11. How long of a period of time did Fawcett study at the Royal Geographical Society?
(a) About 2 years.
(b) More than a year.
(c) 18 months.
(d) 36 months.

12. In Chapter 1, when did the London "Georgraphical Journal" write that Fawcett marked the end of an age?
(a) 1939.
(b) 1928.
(c) 1953.
(d) 1945.

13. In Chapter 1, how old was Fawcett?
(a) 39.
(b) 57.
(c) 43.
(d) 61.

14. In Chapter 2, how many months did Fawcett send dispatches about his expedition?
(a) 5 months.
(b) 3 months.
(c) 8 months.
(d) 2 months.

15. In Chapter 6, what was anthropology called?
(a) Science of the uncivilized.
(b) Science of savages.
(c) Science of the undomesticated.
(d) Native people studies.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Venetian cartographer Fra Mauro create one of the most exhaustive maps of the world?

2. How old was Fawcett's son Jack when Fawcett went to Bolivia?

3. An expedition of how many men went to the area of Z and died?

4. Which of Sir Athur Conan Doyle's books was said to be based on Fawcett's experiences?

5. In Chapter 8, when did Francis Younghusband serve as president of the Royal Geographical Society?

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