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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When Fawcett and Chivers left Riberalta September 25, 1906, how many desperadoes and native guides accompanied them?
(a) 30.
(b) 20.
(c) 15.
(d) 25.

3. In Chapter 8, when did Francis Younghusband serve as president of the Royal Geographical Society?
(a) 1917-1929.
(b) 1915-1921.
(c) 1919-1922.
(d) 1911-1919.

4. In Chapter 1, what size was the SS Vauban?
(a) 511 feet.
(b) 680 feet.
(c) 492 feet.
(d) 321 feet.

5. An expedition of how many men went to the area of Z and died?
(a) 1,400.
(b) 1,100.
(c) 740.
(d) 800.

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

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

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

9. How many men died during Carvajal's expedition to find El Dorado?
(a) 4,000.
(b) 200.
(c) 45.
(d) 520.

10. In Chapter 8, at what altitude did Fawcett and Chivers begin to feel the heat of the jungle?
(a) 4,000 feet.
(b) 3,500 feet.
(c) 3,000 feet.
(d) 2,500 feet.

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

12. In Chapter 1, what occupation did Jack Fawcett wish to pursue after he returned from the expedition to Z?
(a) Actor.
(b) Professor.
(c) Lawyer.
(d) Geographer.

13. How old was Grann in Chapter 3?
(a) 51.
(b) 42.
(c) About 50.
(d) Nearly 40.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 8, what was the name of Fawcett's British handler?

2. In 1896, what was the speed limit for automobiles raised to in London?

3. What was the name of the company that owned the SS Vauban?

4. In Chapter 2, how long did James Lynch once go without sleep when he was hiking?

5. In Chapter 8 since the excavation of the Panama canal began in 1881, how many laborers died from malaria and yellow fever?

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