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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Theodore Roosevelt explore an Amazon tributary?
(a) 1912.
(b) 1913.
(c) 1911.
(d) 1914.

2. In Chapter 1, how many years had Fawcett's adventures captivated the imaginations?
(a) 15 years.
(b) About 18 years.
(c) Nearly 2 decades.
(d) 17 years.

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

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

5. How old was Fawcett's son Jack when Fawcett went to Bolivia?
(a) Nearly 4.
(b) 1.
(c) Almost 3.
(d) 2.

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

7. In Chapter 8, when did Fawcett and Chivers begin their journey to Bolivia to map borders?
(a) April 4, 1905.
(b) May 11, 1907.
(c) July 4, 1906.
(d) June 21, 1908.

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

9. What is the name of the fish in the Amazon that is one of the few creatures in the world that survives strictly on a diet of blood?
(a) Candiru.
(b) Black caiman.
(c) Arapaima.
(d) Piranha.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter 6, what was anthropology called?

3. When did the Royal Geographical Society award him with a gold medal for his contributions to mapping South America?

4. How old was Edward Ayearst Reeves in Chapter 6?

5. In Chapter 2, how many Indian tribes did the Brazilian government estimate at the time of the writing of the book had never been contacted by outsiders?

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