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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 23 and 24.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What is the first positive date for China's knowledge of Bali?
(a) 493.
(b) 345.
(c) 977.
(d) 685.

4. What did L'Amour read in Klamath Falls, Oregon?
(a) Crime and Punishment.
(b) Poor Folk.
(c) House of the Dead.
(d) The Brothers Karamazov.

5. Who operated the Brown Derby in Hollywood?
(a) Nestor.
(b) Manning.
(c) Cobb.
(d) Vining.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was L'Amour when he obtained his first job?

2. After L'Amour ate his only can of food, how far was it to the town where he was headed?

3. At the time of the writing of the book, how long were L'Amour and the Irishman who loaned him money friends?

4. What writer and naturalist was on the spot when the New Madrid earthquake happened?

5. Where did L'Amour have a suitcase stolen?

(see the answer key)

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