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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two - Chapters 6-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 6, how long had it been since Fawcett left England for Ceylon?
(a) 11 years.
(b) 8 years.
(c) 14 years.
(d) 21 years.

2. In Chapter 8, when did Fawcett and Chivers begin their journey to Bolivia to map borders?
(a) May 11, 1907.
(b) June 21, 1908.
(c) April 4, 1905.
(d) July 4, 1906.

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

4. When was Fawcett's signet ring found?
(a) 1958.
(b) 1980.
(c) 1979.
(d) 1964.

5. In Chapter 10 as Fawcett searched for the Verde's source, by how many days of marching did the group run out of food?
(a) Day 12.
(b) Day 9.
(c) Day 15.
(d) Day 11.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the Royal Geographical Society award him with a gold medal for his contributions to mapping South America?

2. An expedition of how many men went to the area of Z and died?

3. In Chapter 9, where did Grann find one of Fawcett's grandchildren?

4. In 1864 when there were boundary disputes between Paraguay and its neighbors, how much of the Paraguayan population was killed?

5. When did Speke claim that he discovered the source of the Nile?

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