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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. In Chapter 8, what was the first frontier town that Fawcett and Chivers came to?
(a) Tahua.
(b) Rurenabaque.
(c) Raquio.
(d) Tumupasa.

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

7. In Chapter 6, how fast were automobiles first allowed to travel in London?
(a) 5 miles per hour.
(b) 4 miles per hour.
(c) 3 miles per hour.
(d) 2 miles per hour.

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

9. In Chapter 6, how long had it been since Fawcett left England for Ceylon?
(a) 11 years.
(b) 8 years.
(c) 21 years.
(d) 14 years.

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

11. When was Fawcett born?
(a) 1866.
(b) 1867.
(c) 1865.
(d) 1864.

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

13. In 1896, what was the speed limit for automobiles raised to in London?
(a) 15 miles per hour.
(b) 14 miles per hour.
(c) 16 miles per hour.
(d) 13 miles per hour.

14. In Chapter 10 as Fawcett searched for the Verde's source, by how many days of marching did the group run out of food?
(a) Day 12.
(b) Day 9.
(c) Day 11.
(d) Day 15.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Fawcett propose to Nina?

2. When were Fawcett and Nina married?

3. How many people did Fawcett choose to go on his expedition to Z in Chapter 1?

4. In Chapter 4, how old was Fawcett in 1888?

5. When Fawcett and Chivers left Riberalta September 25, 1906, how many desperadoes and native guides accompanied them?

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