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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 27 and 28.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was one of the female actresses in L'Amour's first motion picture?
(a) Marilyn Maxwell.
(b) Hedy Lamarr.
(c) Jane Russell.
(d) Kim Novak.

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

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

4. What was the latest date on a collect of eight or ten books of ancient maps that L'Amour viewed at a chateau on the outskirts of Paris?
(a) 1618.
(b) 1549.
(c) 1321.
(d) 1475.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. While L'Amour was studying the Far East, how many books did he read in a year on the American West?

2. How many rounds might L'Amour go in a day with Pete before he met Billy?

3. Where did Professor Percival Lowell study Mars?

4. Who wrote what L'Amour considered to be the best history of Japan?

5. On one (and possibly) three sides of L'Amour's family, how many generations have been in America?

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