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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many years did it take for Flaubert to complete "Madame Bovary"?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 9.
(d) 7.

2. When was Seri Turi Buana installed as king?
(a) 1149.
(b) 1179.
(c) 1273.
(d) 1201.

3. Was the the name of L'Amour's first novel?
(a) Borden Chantry.
(b) Kid Rodelo.
(c) Catlow.
(d) Westward the Tide.

4. What book did David Buxton write that L'Amour read?
(a) South Africa.
(b) Travels in Ethiopia.
(c) A Short History of South Africa.
(d) The Mountains of Rasseles.

5. How many men did Alexander have in his army?
(a) 4,700.
(b) 25,000.
(c) 30,000.
(d) 8,900.

6. What writer did L'Amour say led off fiction about the American frontier?
(a) Mayne Reid.
(b) Captain Charles King.
(c) James Fenimore Cooper.
(d) James W. Steele.

7. In California in the 1920s, how long was a boxing bout?
(a) 5 rounds.
(b) 4 rounds.
(c) 6 rounds.
(d) 3 rounds.

8. How many short stories had L'Amour written when his first novel was published?
(a) About 50.
(b) 75.
(c) More than 100.
(d) 45.

9. How wide was the Hole-in-the-Wall in Wyoming?
(a) 18 inches.
(b) 5 inches.
(c) 1 miles.
(d) ¼ of a mile.

10. Who wrote "Ancient Geography of India"?
(a) Darlington.
(b) Pronton.
(c) Wyatt.
(d) Cummingham.

11. At the end of Chapter 22, what country did L'Amour mention that was invaded many times, but never invaded anyone?
(a) China.
(b) India.
(c) Persia.
(d) Greece.

12. What country was Chris Madsen from?
(a) Norway.
(b) Sweden.
(c) Denmark.
(d) Finland.

13. In what desert did L'Amour believe that the remains of an ancient civilization might be discovered?
(a) Taklamakan.
(b) Nubian.
(c) Sechura.
(d) Kalahari.

14. How many texts did Kumarajiva translate from Sanskrit into Chinese?
(a) 89.
(b) More than 100.
(c) 57.
(d) About 200.

15. How many Nobel Prize winners did L'Amour believe wrote in "Story."
(a) 6.
(b) 5.
(c) 4.
(d) 7.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was one of the millionaires of the Comstock Lode that L'Amour said walked into Virginia City broken and left with $200 million?

2. Who was the Navajo artist whose painting appeared on L'Amour's book, "The Haunted Mesa"?

3. What was the name of the only other ship that made the crossing during the storm L'Amour encountered on the Boise?

4. What was L'Amour's first motion picture?

5. Where did L'Amour begin writing "Education of a Wandering Man"?

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