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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How tall was Fawcett?
(a) Over 6 feet.
(b) About 6 feet.
(c) 5 feet 11 inches.
(d) 6 feet 3 inches.

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

4. How old was Raleigh Rimel when his father died?
(a) 15.
(b) 14.
(c) 16.
(d) 17.

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

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) About half.
(c) Two-thirds.
(d) A quarter.

7. When Grann talked with one of Fawcett's grandchildren, what were the dates of the diaries that she let Grann read?
(a) 1904-1923.
(b) 1906-1921.
(c) 1902-1917.
(d) 1905-1920.

8. In Chapter 4, how old was Fawcett in 1888?
(a) 21.
(b) 23.
(c) 28.
(d) 20.

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

10. 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) 2000.
(b) 2001.
(c) 2006.
(d) 2003.

11. In Chapter 2, how long did James Lynch once go without sleep when he was hiking?
(a) 72 hours.
(b) 48 hours.
(c) 12 hours.
(d) 24 hours.

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

13. When did B. F. Goodrich manufacture the first automobile tires in the United States?
(a) 1897.
(b) 1898.
(c) 1896.
(d) 1899.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Fawcett born?

2. In 1900, where were classes held at the Royal Geographical Society?

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

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

5. How old was Fawcett's father when he died?

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