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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 Fawcett move his family to Jamaica?
(a) 1919.
(b) 1921.
(c) 1922.
(d) 1920.
2. In Chapter 16, what type of ceiling was in the manuscript division in Brazil's National Library?
(a) Plaster.
(b) Stained-glass.
(c) Tin.
(d) Wood.
3. For 15 years after his homecoming in 1907, how many square miles of the Amazon did Fawcett discover?
(a) Hundreds.
(b) 750
(c) Thousands.
(d) 1,600.
4. How old was Jack Fawcett in 1907?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 5.
(d) 2.
5. In Chapter 12, when did Murray reach La Paz?
(a) Summer of 1912.
(b) End of 1912.
(c) Middle of 1912.
(d) Beginning of 1912.
Short Answer Questions
1. When did Gonzalo Pizarro launch the first expedition in search of El Dorado?
2. In Chapter 17, what tribe of Indians did Dr. Rice's party encounter?
3. In Chapter 13, where did Grann land when he arrived in Brazil?
4. In 1907 how long was Fawcett home before he wanted to travel again?
5. In Chapter 11, between what two rivers did Fawcett believe he would find relics of an ancient civilization?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 20, why did Fawcett try to persuade Raleigh to return with the guides?
2. What mysterious box did Dr. Rice take on an expedition in Chapter 17?
3. What did the manuscript look like that Grann viewed at the National Library in Chapter 16?
4. When did World War I end, and what was the cost of the war in human lives?
5. In Chapter 12, how did Nina prepare herself to be able to go on an expedition with her husband?
6. How would Fawcett approach Indians?
7. How did George Lynch help Fawcett raise money for an expedition?
8. In Chapter 14, how did a Spanish friar describe what happened to a companion who was struck by a poison arrow?
9. In Chapter 11, where did Fawcett wish to explore for Z and why?
10. Why was Fawcett not able to launch an expedition in September 1914?
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