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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the main character of L'Amour's novel "The Walking Drum"?
(a) Chantry.
(b) Shalako.
(c) Kerbouchard.
(d) William Tell Sackett.

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

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

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

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

6. How many bronze stars was L'Amour awarded?
(a) 1.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

7. Where did L'Amour believe that a half-caste brother and sister he met in Shanghai died?
(a) Guangzhou.
(b) Shanghai.
(c) Beijing.
(d) Nanking.

8. 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) 1549.
(b) 1618.
(c) 1475.
(d) 1321.

9. What people group established themselves at Carthage and became a dominant power until destroyed by Rome.
(a) Greeks.
(b) Berbers.
(c) Arabs.
(d) Phoenicians.

10. What book did L'Amour review that began his study of Africa?
(a) Out of Africa.
(b) Through the Dark Continent.
(c) How I Found Livingstone.
(d) The Africa Background Outlined.

11. Where did L'Amour read "Taras Bulba"?
(a) Paris.
(b) Vienna.
(c) Berlin.
(d) Madrid.

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

13. In what year was L'Amour on a small ship off the Florida coast when a hurricane ripped Miami?
(a) 1928.
(b) 1933.
(c) 1931.
(d) 1926.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What country western singer visited Mesa Verde with L'Amour and his family?

2. Who wrote "The Army of the Future"?

3. Who was one of the regular writers in "The Saturday Evening Post"?

4. In the Adobe Walls fight, how many buffalo hunters fought off Comanche and Kiowa warriors?

5. Was the the name of L'Amour's first novel?

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