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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. In ancient times, how many ships a day might sail from the Red Sea coast of Egypt to India?
(a) 3.
(b) 1.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

2. What author was L'Amour reading when a pedantic professor gave him a ride?
(a) Comte.
(b) Nietzche.
(c) Schopenhauer.
(d) Engels.

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

4. What country western singer visited Mesa Verde with L'Amour and his family?
(a) Alan Jackson.
(b) Charlie Daniels.
(c) Boxcar Willie.
(d) Billy Ray Cyrus.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Russian Joe Smith get picked up?

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

3. How long was Doubtful Canyon?

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

5. How many years did it take for Flaubert to complete "Madame Bovary"?

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