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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. When did Speke claim that he discovered the source of the Nile?
(a) 1794.
(b) 1788.
(c) 1858.
(d) 1831.
2. In Chapter 1, what occupation did Jack Fawcett wish to pursue after he returned from the expedition to Z?
(a) Professor.
(b) Lawyer.
(c) Geographer.
(d) Actor.
3. In 1901, where was Fawcett sent by the British government as a spy?
(a) Tunisia.
(b) Morocco.
(c) Greece.
(d) Spain.
4. How old was Fawcett's father when he died?
(a) 70.
(b) 45.
(c) 56.
(d) 61.
5. In Chapter 3, how tall was David Grann?
(a) 5 feet 10 inches tall.
(b) 6 feet tall.
(c) 6 feet 1 inch tall.
(d) 5 feet 9 inches tall.
Short Answer Questions
1. In Chapter 8, at what altitude did Fawcett and Chivers begin to feel the heat of the jungle?
2. How old was Grann in Chapter 3?
3. When Grann talked with one of Fawcett's grandchildren, what were the dates of the diaries that she let Grann read?
4. How many people did Fawcett choose to go on his expedition to Z in Chapter 1?
5. In Chapter 4, how old was Fawcett when he was sent to the Royal Military Academy at Woolwich?
Short Essay Questions
1. When and where was Fawcett's first assignment after he received his diploma from the Royal Geographical Society?
2. In Chapter 1, why was Fawcett well-known?
3. Where does the Amazon river begin?
4. In Chapter 6, who was Edward Ayearst Reeves?
5. In Chapter 9, where did Grann find some of Fawcett's papers?
6. In Chapter 5, why in 1740 were fewer than 120 places on the planet accurately mapped?
7. In Chapter 10, what was Fawcett's assignment?
8. Why were explorers and mapmakers recruited by the British government to serve as spies?
9. How was Fawcett taught to see everything around him?
10. How does the author describe himself in Chapter 3?
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