View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose translation of the Shah-nama did L'Amour prefer?
(a) Peter Davidson.
(b) Reuben Levy.
(c) Andrew Barett.
(d) William Wright.

2. What was L'Amour's first motion picture?
(a) Rear Window.
(b) Rebel Without a Cause.
(c) East of Sumatra.
(d) Searchers.

3. Who wrote a law book that was the key to much western law?
(a) Browning.
(b) Williams.
(c) Davidson.
(d) Blackstone.

4. At what distance did Billy Dixon shoot an Indian off his horse?
(a) 3/4 of a mile.
(b) 1 mile.
(c) ⅞ of a mile.
(d) 1/2 a mile.

5. What was the name of the author who went to high school in L'Amour's hometown?
(a) W. H. Auden.
(b) Louis MacNeice.
(c) E. E. Kellett.
(d) Maxwell Anderson.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long was Doubtful Canyon?

2. What did L'Amour drink after his walk from Death Valley?

3. Where did L'Amour's first contact in Shanghai come from?

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

5. In Chapter 1, when was L'Amour in Singapore?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 164 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample