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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Five - Chapters 21-25.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 23, how long was the son who was in line to become chief sequestered to learn the rituals and responsibilities of adulthood?
(a) 3 years.
(b) Up to 4 years.
(c) 2 years.
(d) About 5 years.

2. What is the name of the fish in the Amazon that is one of the few creatures in the world that survives strictly on a diet of blood?
(a) Black caiman.
(b) Piranha.
(c) Candiru.
(d) Arapaima.

3. In Chapter 14, when was the only time that Fawcett shot at Indians?
(a) 1916.
(b) 1914.
(c) 1915.
(d) 1913.

4. In Chapter 21, how far did the plateau span that the author saw upon leaving the city?
(a) 1,500 miles.
(b) About 3,000 miles.
(c) 2,200 miles.
(d) More than 2,000 miles.

5. For 15 years after his homecoming in 1907, how many square miles of the Amazon did Fawcett discover?
(a) Hundreds.
(b) 1,600.
(c) 750
(d) Thousands.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 22, where did Joan settle with her husband and four children?

2. In Chapter 20, when did Fawcett, Jack and Raleigh leave Rio de Janeiro?

3. In Chapter 14, what did Fawcett observe the Guarayo Indians using to catch fish?

4. When did Germany sign a peace treaty in surrender?

5. In Chapter 12, what did Murray eat when he was separate from Fawcett and the others?

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