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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. How tall was Fawcett?
(a) Over 6 feet.
(b) 6 feet 3 inches.
(c) About 6 feet.
(d) 5 feet 11 inches.
2. In 1864 when there were boundary disputes between Paraguay and its neighbors, how much of the Paraguayan population was killed?
(a) Two-thirds.
(b) At least a third.
(c) About half.
(d) A quarter.
3. In Chapter 1, what occupation did Jack Fawcett wish to pursue after he returned from the expedition to Z?
(a) Professor.
(b) Lawyer.
(c) Actor.
(d) Geographer.
4. In Chapter 5, when did Grann visit the Royal Geographical Society?
(a) 2006.
(b) 2005.
(c) 2004.
(d) 2007.
5. When did Speke claim that he discovered the source of the Nile?
(a) 1794.
(b) 1858.
(c) 1831.
(d) 1788.
Short Answer Questions
1. In Chapter 2, how many months did Fawcett send dispatches about his expedition?
2. In Chapter 2, at what elevation does the Amazon River begin?
3. In Chapter 8, when did Sir George Taubman Goldie summon Fawcett and ask him what he knew about Bolivia?
4. What was the name of the fort where Fawcett served in Chapter 4?
5. How old was Fawcett's father when he died?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does the author describe himself in Chapter 3?
2. What happened to Lynch and his party at the end of Chapter 2?
3. In Chapter 1, what book was said to be based on Fawcett's experiences?
4. Who was Nina Paterson's first husband and how long were they married?
5. Why were explorers and mapmakers recruited by the British government to serve as spies?
6. When and where was Fawcett's first assignment after he received his diploma from the Royal Geographical Society?
7. What was the condition of Fawcett and his men on the expedition to explore the Rio Verde?
8. In Chapter 9, where did Grann find some of Fawcett's papers?
9. In Chapter 10, what was Fawcett's assignment?
10. In Chapter 1, how was Fawcett described?
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