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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 Francisco de Orellan and his army of Spanish conquistadores go down the Amazon River?
(a) 1542.
(b) 1602.
(c) 1609.
(d) 1511.

2. In 1888, how many fox terriers did Fawcett have in his room?
(a) 7.
(b) 4.
(c) 1.
(d) 2.

3. In Chapter 2, how long did James Lynch once go without sleep when he was hiking?
(a) 48 hours.
(b) 24 hours.
(c) 12 hours.
(d) 72 hours.

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

5. How deep is the Amazon River in some places?
(a) 80 feet.
(b) 300 feet.
(c) 15 feet.
(d) 245 feet.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Fawcett's signet ring found?

2. In Chapter 3, how tall was David Grann?

3. How old was Fawcett's father when he died?

4. In Chapter 5, when did Grann visit the Royal Geographical Society?

5. An expedition of how many men went to the area of Z and died?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was Nina Paterson's first husband and how long were they married?

2. In Chapter 10, what was Fawcett's assignment?

3. When and where was Fawcett's first assignment after he received his diploma from the Royal Geographical Society?

4. In Chapter 6, how were students taught to lead an expedition?

5. In Chapter 8, what information was Fawcett able to discern about the sultan in Morocco?

6. How was Fawcett taught to see everything around him?

7. When was the Royal Geographical Society of London created and what was its purpose?

8. In Chapter 8, what mission did Sir George Taubman Goldie ask Fawcett to undertake?

9. How does the author describe himself in Chapter 3?

10. When Grann went shopping for items for his expedition, what did a salesman help Grann purchase after he learned Grann had never been camping?

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