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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. In 1901, where was Fawcett sent by the British government as a spy?
(a) Tunisia.
(b) Morocco.
(c) Greece.
(d) Spain.

2. In Chapter 1, how old was Fawcett?
(a) 43.
(b) 57.
(c) 39.
(d) 61.

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

4. In Chapter 5, when did Grann visit the Royal Geographical Society?
(a) 2006.
(b) 2007.
(c) 2005.
(d) 2004.

5. In Chapter 6 as a pack animal, how much could an ass carry?
(a) 100 pounds.
(b) 120.
(c) 300.
(d) 65 pounds.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 6, what did Lieutenant T. Dannreuther collect?

2. In Chapter 9, where did Grann find one of Fawcett's grandchildren?

3. How old was Fawcett's son Jack when Fawcett went to Bolivia?

4. In Chapter 2, at what elevation does the Amazon River begin?

5. How old was Edward Ayearst Reeves in Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Where was Fawcett in 1888?

3. Why were explorers and mapmakers recruited by the British government to serve as spies?

4. What happened to Lynch and his party at the end of Chapter 2?

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

6. Where does the Amazon river begin?

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

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

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

10. What was the condition of Fawcett and his men on the expedition to explore the Rio Verde?

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