Mark Twain (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Mark Twain Quiz Questions
1) What was Mark Twain’s real name?
a) Eric Arthur Blair
b) Michael Marian Morrison
c) James Hadley Chase
d) Samuel Langhorne Clemens
2) Where was Mark Twain born?
a) Miami, Florida
b) Florida, Missouri
c) Sacramento, California
d) Austin, Texas
3) When did Mark Twain become a licensed river pilot?
a) 1839
b) 1844
c) 1858
d) 1870
4) Mark Twain is a river term. What does it mean?
a) Likely to rain
b) Waterfall ahead
c) Storm is brewing
d) Safe to navigate
Cover of “The Prince and the Pauper” via Amazon
5) As a river term how deep is Mark Twain?
a) One fathom (6 feet)
b) Two fathoms (12 feet)
c) Three fathoms (18 feet)
d) Four fathoms (24 feet)
6) Which newspaper in Virginia City was edited by Mark Twain?
a) Sun
b) Territorial Enterprise
c) National Herald
d) Star
7) Which story first brought fame to Mark Twain?
a) The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
b) The Innocents Abroad
c) The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calavaras County
d) David Copperfield
Cover of “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” via Amazon
8) Which of the following books was written by Mark Twain?
a) The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
b) Full Moon
c) The Great Gatsby
d) Oliver Twist
9) Who changes places with a pauper in The Prince and the Pauper?
a) Edward III
b) Edward VI
c) Charles II
d) George IV
10) Who wrote “All modern American literature comes from one book by Mark Twain called Huckleberry Finn…”?
a) Aldous Huxley
b) Julian Huxley
c) P. G. Wodehouse
d) Ernest Hemingway
Mark Twain Quiz Questions with Answers
Signatures of Mark Twain (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
1) What was Mark Twain’s real name?
d) Samuel Langhorne Clemens
2) Where was Mark Twain born?
b) Florida, Missouri
3) When did Mark Twain become a licensed river pilot?
c) 1858
4) Mark Twain is a river term. What does it mean?
d) Safe to navigate
Anti-Stratfordian Mark Twain, wrote “Is Shakespeare Dead?” shortly before his death in 1910. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
5) As a river term how deep is Mark Twain?
b) Two fathoms (12 feet)
6) Which newspaper in Virginia City was edited by Mark Twain?
b) Territorial Enterprise
7) Which story first brought fame to Mark Twain?
c) The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calavaras County
8) Which of the following books was written by Mark Twain?
a) The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
9) Who changes places with a pauper in The Prince and the Pauper?
b) Edward VI
10) Who wrote “All modern American literature comes from one book by Mark Twain called Huckleberry Finn…”?
d) Ernest Hemingway
Originally posted 2017-03-26 03:38:54.