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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 Fawcett propose to Nina?

2. In Chapter 6, how fast were automobiles first allowed to travel in London?

3. How many men died during Carvajal's expedition to find El Dorado?

4. In 1888, how many fox terriers did Fawcett have in his room?

5. In Chapter 5, when did Grann visit the Royal Geographical Society?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. In Chapter 2, how did Fawcett send news of his expedition until he disappeared?

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

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

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

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

9. In Chapter 1, what book was said to be based on Fawcett's experiences?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Fawcett was a great explorer, but a poor family man. What were Fawcett’s primary character traits, and how did those traits make him a great explorer, but a bad family man and husband?

Essay Topic 2

Fawcett, Jack, and Raleigh were naïve about what was before them on their expedition. In what ways were the men naïve, and how was the naiveté that Fawcett demonstrated different from the naiveté the young men demonstrated?

Essay Topic 3

Fawcett was obsessed with exploration. Was Fawcett most pleased when he found what he was looking for, or did he enjoy the pursuit more?

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