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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 Fawcett left in 1925, how many people did he say were aware of their objective?
(a) 40 million.
(b) 600,000.
(c) 100,000.
(d) 35 million.

2. How many years of anti-snakebite venom was Fawcett given in Chapter 20?
(a) 3.
(b) 6.
(c) 4.
(d) 5.

3. How old was George Lynch when Fawcett met him?
(a) 51.
(b) 49.
(c) 38.
(d) 56.

4. How old was James Murray when he and Fawcett teamed up for an expedition in 1911?
(a) 48.
(b) 42.
(c) 46.
(d) 51.

5. In Chapter 14, what did Fawcett order the men to do when they were fired upon by arrows?
(a) Run.
(b) Play the harmonica and sing.
(c) Play the accordion and sing.
(d) Hide.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Fawcett awarded he Distinguished Service Order medal?

2. When did the Cinta Larga tribe kill 29 diamond miners who trespassed onto a reservation in western Brazil?

3. In Chapter 16, where did the author fly to find another Fawcett document?

4. At the end of Chapter 13, where was Lynch planning an expedition?

5. In January 1916, what rank was Fawcett promoted to?

Short Essay Questions

1. When did World War I end, and what was the cost of the war in human lives?

2. Who wrote the manuscript that Grann viewed in Chapter 16?

3. In Chapter 17, how did an encounter with the Yanomami unfold when Dr. Rice and his party encountered them?

4. How would Fawcett approach Indians?

5. What mysterious box did Dr. Rice take on an expedition in Chapter 17?

6. In Chapter 20, how did the men who served under Fawcett during the war feel about him?

7. What did the manuscript look like that Grann viewed at the National Library in Chapter 16?

8. Who was Alexander Hamilton Rice?

9. How did Fawcett describe home in Chapter 12?

10. How did Leonard Darwin introduce Fawcett in 1911 at a lecture before the Royal Geographical Society?

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