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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 13, where did Grann land when he arrived in Brazil?
(a) Curitiba.
(b) Campinas.
(c) Brasilia.
(d) Sao Paulo.

2. In January 1916, what rank was Fawcett promoted to?
(a) Major.
(b) Lieutenant colonel.
(c) Colonel.
(d) General.

3. When was James Murray born?
(a) 1865.
(b) 1864.
(c) 1863.
(d) 1862.

4. In Chapter 16, what type of ceiling was in the manuscript division in Brazil's National Library?
(a) Plaster.
(b) Stained-glass.
(c) Tin.
(d) Wood.

5. In Chapter 11, between what two rivers did Fawcett believe he would find relics of an ancient civilization?
(a) Unini and Branco.
(b) Tapajos and Singu.
(c) Branco and Negro.
(d) Unini and Negro.

6. During the Battle of the Somme, how many British soldiers were wounded?
(a) 32,000.
(b) Around 50,000.
(c) Almost 40,000.
(d) 37,000.

7. In Chapter 17, when did Nina write to the Royal Geographical Society saying that Fawcett had been gassed?
(a) April 1917.
(b) February 1917.
(c) March 1917.
(d) January 1917.

8. In Chapter 14, where was Fawcett, Costin, and others exploring when they were attached by arrows?
(a) Heath River.
(b) Beni River.
(c) Camargo River.
(d) Mapiri River.

9. In Chapter 12, how long did pack animals typically survive in the Amazon on an expedition?
(a) 3 months.
(b) No more than a month.
(c) 8 weeks.
(d) About 2 months.

10. In Chapter 12, what percent of young men did an English general claim were unfit to meet the requirements of military service?
(a) 45.
(b) 70.
(c) 50.
(d) 60.

11. In Chapter 12, during the 1911 expedition, how many pounds were the packs the men carried?
(a) 55.
(b) 40.
(c) 70.
(d) 60.

12. How many years of anti-snakebite venom was Fawcett given in Chapter 20?
(a) 4.
(b) 6.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

13. In Chapter 17 when Raleigh Rimell damaged a letter box, what did he have to pay to replace it?
(a) 20 shillings.
(b) 10 shillings.
(c) 5 shillings.
(d) 12 shillings.

14. What was the population of the metropolitan area of Sao Paulo in Chapter 13?
(a) 18 million.
(b) 500,000.
(c) 1.5 million.
(d) 3 million.

15. How many documents are housed in Brazil's National Library?
(a) 9.5 million.
(b) More than 9 million.
(c) 7.5 million.
(d) About 8 million.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Jack Fawcett when his father returned from the war?

2. When did Gonzalo Fernandez de Oviedo write about El Dorado?

3. When did the Cinta Larga tribe kill 29 diamond miners who trespassed onto a reservation in western Brazil?

4. In Chapter 17, where did Fawcett and Lyne dig trenches along with their men?

5. What was Fawcett's rank at the beginning of Chapter 17 when he was in the Royal Field Artillery?

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