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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the Royal Geographical Society award him with a gold medal for his contributions to mapping South America?

2. When did Speke claim that he discovered the source of the Nile?

3. In Chapter 4, how old was Fawcett in 1888?

4. In Chapter 8, when did Fawcett and Chivers begin their journey to Bolivia to map borders?

5. When did Grann first learn about Fawcett?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In Chapter 1, how was Fawcett described?

4. Where was Fawcett in 1888?

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

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

7. How does the author describe himself in Chapter 3?

8. In Chapter 3, what does the author say happened when he was working on a story?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Heckenberger believed that anthropologists needed to look beyond the small tribes in the Amazon. Why did Heckenberger believe that anthropologists needed to look beyond the small tribes, and what did he think they would discover?

Essay Topic 2

Fawcett became obsessed with finding the city of Z, explorers became obsessed to find Fawcett, and even the author became obsessed to learn what happened to Fawcett. What is the basic motivation for the obsession that affects so many people in the book, and how does that motivate individuals to pursue their goals?

Essay Topic 3

Various conflicts plagued Fawcett during his expeditions. What different types of conflicts did Fawcett experience on his expeditions, and how did those conflicts affect the success of his missions?

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