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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. How much did the radio device hat Dr. Rice took on an expedition in Chapter 17 cost?
(a) Around $6,000.
(b) $4,500.
(c) About $5,000.
(d) $7,100.

2. In Chapter 16, what type of ceiling was in the manuscript division in Brazil's National Library?
(a) Wood.
(b) Tin.
(c) Plaster.
(d) Stained-glass.

3. When did Gonzalo Pizarro launch the first expedition in search of El Dorado?
(a) 1541.
(b) 1581.
(c) 1594.
(d) 1511.

4. In 1896, what was the speed limit for automobiles raised to in London?
(a) 15 miles per hour.
(b) 16 miles per hour.
(c) 14 miles per hour.
(d) 13 miles per hour.

5. In Chapter 17, where did Fawcett and Lyne dig trenches along with their men?
(a) Switzerland.
(b) Belgium.
(c) France.
(d) Holland.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was James Murray when he and Fawcett teamed up for an expedition in 1911?

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

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

4. For 15 years after his homecoming in 1907, how many square miles of the Amazon did Fawcett discover?

5. In Chapter 8, what was the first frontier town that Fawcett and Chivers came to?

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