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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Four - Chapters 16-20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was James Murray born?
(a) 1863.
(b) 1862.
(c) 1864.
(d) 1865.

2. In Chapter 13 when Lynch was in captivity, when he and his son awoke, how many armed men emerged from the forest?
(a) 80.
(b) 110.
(c) Over 100.
(d) About 150.

3. In 1900, how large of a party did Rondon take on an expedition?
(a) 86.
(b) 74.
(c) 78.
(d) 81.

4. How long of a period of time did Fawcett study at the Royal Geographical Society?
(a) 18 months.
(b) About 2 years.
(c) More than a year.
(d) 36 months.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 11, when was Fawcett's "Case for an Expedition in the Amazon Basin" dated?

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

3. In Chapter 8, at what altitude did Fawcett and Chivers begin to feel the heat of the jungle?

4. When did Bolivia and Brazil attempt to build a railroad through the jungle?

5. In Chapter 11, between what two rivers did Fawcett believe he would find relics of an ancient civilization?

(see the answer key)

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