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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4 through 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long does Ludovic Leblanc estimate it will take to trap the beast?
(a) Three days.
(b) Three months.
(c) Three weeks.
(d) Three years.

2. What quality does Alex believe Kate has too much of?
(a) Trust.
(b) Courage.
(c) Daring.
(d) Calmness.

3. Padre Valdomero knew his encounter with the beast was real, because ______________________ lingered.
(a) The odor.
(b) The sound.
(c) The memory.
(d) The terror.

4. What resource was taken most frequently from the rainforest during the 19th century?
(a) Diamonds.
(b) Exotic birds.
(c) Rubber.
(d) Wood.

5. How do the Amazon natives feel about wealth?
(a) They see no life without wealth.
(b) They see no hope of wealth.
(c) They see no wealth in their future.
(d) They see no need for wealth.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is described as looking like a stereotypical wild game hunter?

2. Why does Kate believe the Amazon is dangerous to anthropologists?

3. Why do the Mormon missionaries turn back from the river trip?

4. What does the Amazon beast do when it encounters people?

5. Who is Boroba?

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