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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Fawcett write to the Society and say that he would not subject his wife to the perpetual anxiety of his risky journeys?
(a) 1912.
(b) 1911.
(c) 1915.
(d) 1914.

2. When did the Cinta Larga tribe kill 29 diamond miners who trespassed onto a reservation in western Brazil?
(a) 2006.
(b) 2007.
(c) 2004.
(d) 2005.

3. How old was Jack Fawcett when his father returned from the war?
(a) 14.
(b) 16.
(c) 17.
(d) 15.

4. In Chapter 18, how many horsepower did Dr. Rice's hydroplane have?
(a) 150.
(b) 70.
(c) 80.
(d) 160.

5. How old was James Murray when he and Fawcett teamed up for an expedition in 1911?
(a) 48.
(b) 51.
(c) 46.
(d) 42.

6. At the end of Chapter 17, when did Fawcett set out on his own, alone?
(a) August 1921.
(b) April 1921.
(c) July 1921.
(d) May 1921.

7. When did Fawcett move his family to Jamaica?
(a) 1922.
(b) 1921.
(c) 1919.
(d) 1920.

8. When was Fawcett so poor that he could not pay his membership dues to the Royal Geographical Society?
(a) 1922.
(b) 1923.
(c) 1924.
(d) 1925.

9. In Chapter 14, what did Fawcett observe the Guarayo Indians using to catch fish?
(a) Spears.
(b) Poison.
(c) Nets.
(d) Hooks.

10. At the end of Chapter 13, where was Lynch planning an expedition?
(a) Amazon.
(b) Bolivia.
(c) Peru.
(d) Andes.

11. In Chapter 17, where did Fawcett and Lyne dig trenches along with their men?
(a) Belgium.
(b) Switzerland.
(c) France.
(d) Holland.

12. How tall was the Australian boxer, Lewis Brown, who accompanied Fawcett on an expedition in Chapter 17?
(a) 6 feet 5 inches.
(b) 5 feet 8 inches.
(c) 5 feet 11 inches.
(d) 6 feet 3 inches.

13. When did Hernan Cortes find the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan?
(a) 1519.
(b) 1540.
(c) 1570.
(d) 1502.

14. In Chapter 13 when Lynch was in captivity, when he and his son awoke, how many armed men emerged from the forest?
(a) Over 100.
(b) About 150.
(c) 110.
(d) 80.

15. In Chapter 12, what did Murray eat when he was separate from Fawcett and the others?
(a) Hardtack.
(b) Dried beef.
(c) Caramels.
(d) Tinned milk.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 12 after Murray got too ill to continue on the expedition, where did he end up where he was treated for his ailments?

2. How old was Jack Fawcett in 1907?

3. In Chapter 16, what was the date of the manuscript that Grann was allowed to view at Brazil's National Library?

4. When Fawcett left in 1925, how many people did he say were aware of their objective?

5. In Chapter 14, when was the only time that Fawcett shot at Indians?

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