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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 15 and 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many books did a woman have that Russian Joe Smith lived with in China?
(a) 30.
(b) 25.
(c) 20.
(d) 15.

2. When did Sun-tzu write about the basic principles of military strategy?
(a) 500 A.D.
(b) 1,000 B.C.
(c) 1,000 A.D.
(d) 500 B.C.

3. Who was the only author L'Amour knew that wrote about hunger from experience?
(a) Sigrid Undset.
(b) Knut Hamsun.
(c) Anatole France.
(d) Henri Bergson.

4. How many books did L'Amour have in his personal library?
(a) 10,000.
(b) 15,000.
(c) 17,000.
(d) 12,000.

5. Who taught L'Amour how to use a six-shooter?
(a) John Hicks.
(b) Bill Tilghman.
(c) Charles Allison.
(d) Jim Newman.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the time L'Amour wrote the book, at how many universities and colleges had he lectured?

2. What did L'Amour hit in Chapter 8?

3. What did L'Amour use to kill rabbits at his parents' new home?

4. Where did most of the stories in "Arabian Nights" originate?

5. What did L'Amour believe was the best book to come out of World War I?

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