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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One - Chapters 1-5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What percent of the waters from South American drain into the Amazon?
(a) Nearly 40%.
(b) 25%.
(c) About 30%.
(d) 55%.

2. How deep is the Amazon River in some places?
(a) 245 feet.
(b) 300 feet.
(c) 80 feet.
(d) 15 feet.

3. In 1888, how many fox terriers did Fawcett have in his room?
(a) 4.
(b) 1.
(c) 7.
(d) 2.

4. How old was Grann in Chapter 3?
(a) Nearly 40.
(b) 42.
(c) 51.
(d) About 50.

5. How many men died during Carvajal's expedition to find El Dorado?
(a) 200.
(b) 4,000.
(c) 45.
(d) 520.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 2, when did a group of Brazilian scientists and adventurers search for signs of Colonel Percy Fawcett?

2. In Chapter 1, what occupation did Jack Fawcett wish to pursue after he returned from the expedition to Z?

3. In Chapter 2, at what elevation does the Amazon River begin?

4. What birthday did Lynch celebrate when he went on his expedition to find what happened to Fawcett?

5. Which of Sir Athur Conan Doyle's books was said to be based on Fawcett's experiences?

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