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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Chapter 8 since the excavation of the Panama canal began in 1881, how many laborers died from malaria and yellow fever?
(a) 17,000.
(b) 11,500.
(c) More than 20,000.
(d) About 5,000.

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

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

5. In 1900, where were classes held at the Royal Geographical Society?
(a) Third floor.
(b) Second floor.
(c) Basement.
(d) First floor.

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

7. In Chapter 8, what was black gold?
(a) Oil.
(b) Rubber.
(c) Coal.
(d) Coffee.

8. 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?
(a) About 28,000.
(b) 32,000.
(c) Some 30,000.
(d) 24,000.

9. 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?
(a) 2006.
(b) 2000.
(c) 2001.
(d) 2003.

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

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

12. What percent of the waters from South American drain into the Amazon?
(a) About 30%.
(b) 55%.
(c) Nearly 40%.
(d) 25%.

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

14. When did Grann first learn about Fawcett?
(a) 1999.
(b) 2004.
(c) 2005.
(d) 1998.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter 10 as Fawcett searched for the Verde's source, by how many days of marching did the group run out of food?

3. In 1864 when there were boundary disputes between Paraguay and its neighbors, how much of the Paraguayan population was killed?

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

5. How old was Raleigh Rimel when his father died?

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