Multiple choice

Eldorado is:

  1. a country in California

  2. a tract of fertile land in Africa

  3. a fictitious country or city abounding in gold and riches

  4. the desert land in China

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C Correct answer
Explanation

Eldorado (El Dorado) is a mythical city or kingdom of gold that fascinated European explorers in the 16th-17th centuries. It originated from legends of the Muisca people in Colombia (whose ruler covered himself in gold dust) and evolved into a symbol of unattainable wealth and lost cities.

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