Lew Wallace Quiz

Lew Wallace Quiz Questions

Lewis “Lew” Wallace (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

1) When was Lew Wallace born?
a) 26 June 1821
b) 15 March 1844
c) 10 April 1827
d) 14 July 1828

2) Where was Lew Wallace born?
a) Knoxville
b) Brookville
c) Albertville
d) Libreville

3) What was Lew Wallace’s real name?
a) Law Wallace
b) Lewis Wallace
c) George Washington
d) Robert Lee

4) Where did Lew Wallace practice law?
a) New York
b) Covington
c) Boston
d) Edmonton

5) Which is the most famous book written by Lew Wallace?
a) The Fair God
b) The Last of the Tzins
c) Ben-Hur
d) The First Christmas

Lew Wallace. Library of Congress description: “Gen. Lew Wallace” (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

6) Who was the atheist with whom Lew Wallace had a conversation before writing Ben Hur?
a) Christopher Hitchenson
b) Henry Beecher
c) Robert Hall
d) Robert G. Ingersoll

7) When was Lew Wallace promoted Major General?
a) 1850
b) 1854
c) 1858
d) 1862

8) When did Lew Wallace publish The Prince of India?
a) 1865
b) 1893
c) 1888
d) 1874

9) When did Lew Wallace die?
a) 1 April 1901
b) 15 February 1905
c) 24 March 1911
d) 18 November 1919

10) Where did Lew Wallace die?
a) Los Angeles
b) San Antonio
c) Dallas
d) Crawfordsville

Lew Wallace Quiz Questions with Answers

Poster from the Brodway premiere of Ben Hur. Adapted by William Young from the Lew Wallace novel. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

1) When was Lew Wallace born?
c) 10 April 1827

2) Where was Lew Wallace born?
b) Brookville

3) What was Lew Wallace’s real name?
b) Lewis Wallace

4) Where did Lew Wallace practice law?
b) Covington

5) Which is the most famous book written by Lew Wallace?
c) Ben-Hur

6) Who was the atheist with whom Lew Wallace had a conversation before writing Ben Hur?
d) Robert G. Ingersoll

7) When was Lew Wallace promoted Major General?
d) 1862

8) When did Lew Wallace publish The Prince of India?
b) 1893

9) When did Lew Wallace die?
b) 15 February 1905

10) Where did Lew Wallace die?
d) Crawfordsville

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