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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 Bolivia and Brazil attempt to build a railroad through the jungle?
(a) 1870.
(b) 1873.
(c) 1874.
(d) 1872.

2. In Chapter 8, when Sir Roger Casement investigated mistreatment of Indians in the Amazon, how many Indian did he estimate had died at the hands of one rubber company alone?
(a) About 28,000.
(b) 32,000.
(c) 24,000.
(d) Some 30,000.

3. In Chapter 8, when did Fawcett and Chivers begin their journey to Bolivia to map borders?
(a) April 4, 1905.
(b) July 4, 1906.
(c) May 11, 1907.
(d) June 21, 1908.

4. In 1864 when there were boundary disputes between Paraguay and its neighbors, how much of the Paraguayan population was killed?
(a) A quarter.
(b) Two-thirds.
(c) About half.
(d) At least a third.

5. An expedition of how many men went to the area of Z and died?
(a) 740.
(b) 1,400.
(c) 800.
(d) 1,100.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 10, how old was Frank Fisher when he agreed to explore the Verde with Fawcett?

2. In Chapter 8, what was the first frontier town that Fawcett and Chivers came to?

3. When Grann talked with one of Fawcett's grandchildren, what were the dates of the diaries that she let Grann read?

4. 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?

5. How long of a period of time did Fawcett study at the Royal Geographical Society?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 5, why in 1740 were fewer than 120 places on the planet accurately mapped?

2. In Chapter 9, where did Grann find some of Fawcett's papers?

3. In Chapter 6, who was Edward Ayearst Reeves?

4. In Chapter 1, why was Fawcett well-known?

5. In Chapter 1, how was Fawcett described?

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

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

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

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

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

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