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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 was Fawcett born?
(a) 1866.
(b) 1865.
(c) 1864.
(d) 1867.
2. In Chapter 2, how many Indian tribes did the Brazilian government estimate at the time of the writing of the book had never been contacted by outsiders?
(a) 39.
(b) More than 60.
(c) 20.
(d) About 45.
3. In Chapter 6 as a pack animal, how much could an ass carry?
(a) 100 pounds.
(b) 120.
(c) 300.
(d) 65 pounds.
4. When was Fawcett's signet ring found?
(a) 1980.
(b) 1958.
(c) 1979.
(d) 1964.
5. In Chapter 6, what did Lieutenant T. Dannreuther collect?
(a) Rare butterflies and insects.
(b) Fossils.
(c) Rocks.
(d) Dried flowers and grasses.
Short Answer Questions
1. In 1896, what was the speed limit for automobiles raised to in London?
2. When did Venetian cartographer Fra Mauro create one of the most exhaustive maps of the world?
3. In Chapter 1, what size was the SS Vauban?
4. When were Fawcett and Nina married?
5. How tall was Fawcett?
Short Essay Questions
1. Where was Fawcett in 1888?
2. In Chapter 8, what mission did Sir George Taubman Goldie ask Fawcett to undertake?
3. In Chapter 9, where did Grann find some of Fawcett's papers?
4. Who was Nina Paterson's first husband and how long were they married?
5. In Chapter 1, why was Fawcett well-known?
6. Why were explorers and mapmakers recruited by the British government to serve as spies?
7. In Chapter 9, where and when was Fawcett's signet ring found?
8. In Chapter 8, what information was Fawcett able to discern about the sultan in Morocco?
9. In Chapter 6, who was Edward Ayearst Reeves?
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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