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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who made up the core of Alexander's army?
(a) Romans.
(b) Greeks.
(c) Egyptians.
(d) Macedonians.

2. Who wrote "The Army of the Future"?
(a) De Gaulle.
(b) Fuller.
(c) Napoleon.
(d) Hitler.

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

4. What writer and naturalist was on the spot when the New Madrid earthquake happened?
(a) Williams.
(b) Burnaby.
(c) Davis.
(d) Bradbury.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did L'Amour settle down to try to become a writer?

2. Who operated the Brown Derby in Hollywood?

3. What book did L'Amour review that began his study of Africa?

4. How much did Singapore Charlie weigh?

5. In what region did many of the black empires exist?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was Singapore Charlie?

2. How did L'Amour meet a man named Gillespie?

3. Why didn't L'Amour ever work on a story with anyone?

4. Who was Bodhidharma?

5. Who was Billy Dixon?

6. Why did a woman want a dentist to set a diamond in one of her front teeth?

7. What was Nalanda University?

8. Why did L'Amour regret not stealing some books?

9. When L'Amour began his writing career, how did he write?

10. What was L'Amour's experience at Weepah?

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