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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When did the Cinta Larga tribe kill 29 diamond miners who trespassed onto a reservation in western Brazil?
(a) 2007.
(b) 2004.
(c) 2005.
(d) 2006.

3. In Chapter 14, who did Fawcett fear as a rival?
(a) Candido Mariano da Silva Rondon.
(b) Theodore Roosevelt.
(c) Alexander Hamilton Rice.
(d) Henry Savage Landor.

4. In Chapter 18, where did Nina move the family after leaving Jamaica?
(a) London.
(b) Bristol.
(c) Los Angeles.
(d) San Francisco.

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

6. 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) 1911.
(b) 1914.
(c) 1912.
(d) 1915.

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

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

9. In 1900, how large of a party did Rondon take on an expedition?
(a) 78.
(b) 86.
(c) 74.
(d) 81.

10. In January 1916, what rank was Fawcett promoted to?
(a) Major.
(b) Lieutenant colonel.
(c) Colonel.
(d) General.

11. In Chapter 12, what was the only thing Fawcett could think about on the boat ride back to England at the end of 1907?
(a) Home.
(b) Good food.
(c) His wife.
(d) His children.

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

13. In Chapter 12, when did Nina visit Fawcett in South America?
(a) 1912.
(b) 1913.
(c) 1910.
(d) 1911.

14. In Chapter 18, how many horsepower did Dr. Rice's hydroplane have?
(a) 160.
(b) 150.
(c) 80.
(d) 70.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In 1916 when Dr. Rice was planning to return to the Amazon, how much fuel could the 40-foot vessel he was building carry?

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

3. In Chapter 17, when was Fawcett ready to look for the City of Z, but was stopped by World War I?

4. When Fawcett left in 1925, how many people did he say were aware of their objective?

5. In Chapter 14, when was the only time that Fawcett shot at Indians?

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