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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 8, at what altitude did Fawcett and Chivers begin to feel the heat of the jungle?
(a) 2,500 feet.
(b) 4,000 feet.
(c) 3,500 feet.
(d) 3,000 feet.

2. When did the Royal Geographical Society award him with a gold medal for his contributions to mapping South America?
(a) 1919.
(b) 1916.
(c) 1899.
(d) 1912.

3. In Chapter 8, when did Sir George Taubman Goldie summon Fawcett and ask him what he knew about Bolivia?
(a) 1906.
(b) 1907.
(c) 1909.
(d) 1905.

4. When was Fawcett born?
(a) 1865.
(b) 1866.
(c) 1864.
(d) 1867.

5. When did Speke claim that he discovered the source of the Nile?
(a) 1794.
(b) 1858.
(c) 1831.
(d) 1788.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Fawcett's father when he died?

2. In Chapter 6, how fast were automobiles first allowed to travel in London?

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

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author describe himself in Chapter 3?

2. In Chapter 9, where did Grann find some of Fawcett's papers?

3. In Chapter 2, how did Fawcett send news of his expedition until he disappeared?

4. In Chapter 5, why in 1740 were fewer than 120 places on the planet accurately mapped?

5. When and where was Fawcett's first assignment after he received his diploma from the Royal Geographical Society?

6. In Chapter 8, what information was Fawcett able to discern about the sultan in Morocco?

7. In Chapter 1, what book was said to be based on Fawcett's experiences?

8. In Chapter 1, how was Fawcett described?

9. In Chapter 1, why was Fawcett well-known?

10. In Chapter 6, how were students taught to lead an expedition?

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