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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 10, how old was Frank Fisher when he agreed to explore the Verde with Fawcett?
(a) 54.
(b) 41.
(c) 39.
(d) 28.

2. When were Fawcett and Nina married?
(a) 1901.
(b) 1894.
(c) 1897.
(d) 1900.

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

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

5. In Chapter 6, what did Lieutenant T. Dannreuther collect?
(a) Rare butterflies and insects.
(b) Rocks.
(c) Fossils.
(d) Dried flowers and grasses.

6. What birthday did Lynch celebrate when he went on his expedition to find what happened to Fawcett?
(a) 39.
(b) 42.
(c) 45.
(d) 36.

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

8. What was the name of the company that owned the SS Vauban?
(a) Cie Maritime Belge.
(b) Arkona Group.
(c) Hain Steamship Company.
(d) Lamport & Holt.

9. What was the name of the fort where Fawcett served in Chapter 4?
(a) Davidson.
(b) William.
(c) Thomas.
(d) Frederick.

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

11. In Chapter 5, when did Grann visit the Royal Geographical Society?
(a) 2007.
(b) 2005.
(c) 2004.
(d) 2006.

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

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

14. When did Fawcett propose to Nina?
(a) October 29, 1890.
(b) September 2, 1893.
(c) February 11, 1892.
(d) June 30, 1891.

15. In Chapter 4, how old was Fawcett when he was sent to the Royal Military Academy at Woolwich?
(a) 17.
(b) 18.
(c) 19.
(d) 20.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 1, how old was Fawcett?

2. In Chapter 8, when Sir Roger Casement investigated mistreatment of Indians in the Amazon, how many Indian did he estimate had died at the hands of one rubber company alone?

3. When did Speke claim that he discovered the source of the Nile?

4. When did members of the nomadic Nukak-Maku tribe emerge from the Amazon in Colombia and announce that they were ready to join the modern world?

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

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