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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Chapter 9, where did Grann find one of Fawcett's grandchildren?
(a) London.
(b) Bristol.
(c) Ireland.
(d) Wales.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

13. 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) 2001.
(b) 2006.
(c) 2000.
(d) 2003.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Fawcett born?

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

3. 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?

4. In Chapter 1, when did the London "Georgraphical Journal" write that Fawcett marked the end of an age?

5. In Chapter 10, although Fawcett and his men cut, chopped, pulled, and pushed through the jungle from morning until evening, how much did they advance daily?

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