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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 12, how much was Fawcett's annual salary from the boundary commission?
(a) 800 pounds.
(b) About 600 pounds.
(c) 925 pounds.
(d) Around 700 pounds.

2. How old was Jack Fawcett in 1907?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 5.
(d) 2.

3. How much money did George Lynch help Fawcett raise for his expedition?
(a) Roughly $5,000.
(b) $7,000.
(c) $6,000.
(d) About $4,500.

4. In Chapter 14, what did Fawcett observe the Guarayo Indians using to catch fish?
(a) Poison.
(b) Spears.
(c) Hooks.
(d) Nets.

5. In Chapter 16, how many manuscripts are in Brazil's National Library?
(a) Around 800,000.
(b) About 500,000.
(c) 740,000.
(d) 630,000.

6. When did Gonzalo Fernandez de Oviedo write about El Dorado?
(a) 14th century.
(b) 15th century.
(c) 17th century.
(d) 16th century.

7. In 1916 when Dr. Rice was planning to return to the Amazon, how much fuel could the 40-foot vessel he was building carry?
(a) 700 gallons.
(b) 350 gallons.
(c) 850 gallons.
(d) 500 gallons.

8. What was the population of the metropolitan area of Sao Paulo in Chapter 13?
(a) 18 million.
(b) 500,000.
(c) 1.5 million.
(d) 3 million.

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

10. In Chapter 12, during the 1911 expedition, how many pounds were the packs the men carried?
(a) 60.
(b) 55.
(c) 40.
(d) 70.

11. How many documents are housed in Brazil's National Library?
(a) More than 9 million.
(b) About 8 million.
(c) 7.5 million.
(d) 9.5 million.

12. In Chapter 12, where was Fawcett's family living in 1907?
(a) Devon.
(b) Southampton.
(c) Plymouth.
(d) Exeter.

13. In Chapter 20, when did Fawcett, Jack and Raleigh leave Rio de Janeiro?
(a) February 2, 1925.
(b) February 23, 1925.
(c) February 18, 1925.
(d) February 11, 1925.

14. When did Fawcett write to the Society and say that he would not subject his wife to the perpetual anxiety of his risky journeys?
(a) 1914.
(b) 1915.
(c) 1912.
(d) 1911.

15. In Chapter 13, how long did Lynch say that he and his party were held hostage?
(a) 2 days.
(b) 3 days.
(c) 4 days.
(d) 5 days.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 16, what type of ceiling was in the manuscript division in Brazil's National Library?

2. How tall was the Australian boxer, Lewis Brown, who accompanied Fawcett on an expedition in Chapter 17?

3. In Chapter 16, what was the date of the manuscript that Grann was allowed to view at Brazil's National Library?

4. At the end of Chapter 13, where was Lynch planning an expedition?

5. When did the Cinta Larga tribe kill 29 diamond miners who trespassed onto a reservation in western Brazil?

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