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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1 through 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Holmes say has asked him to look into an unrelated matter while he's on the moor?
(a) Baring-Gould
(b) Miss Baskerville
(c) Scotland Yard
(d) His brother

2. What does Holmes say the military have learned about "the next war?"
(a) That the main enemy will not be Germany
(b) That it will be won by technology
(c) That the main enemy will be Germany
(d) That it will begin shortly

3. What does Holmes say is the only true rumor circulating on the moor at the moment?
(a) The death of a tin miner
(b) A girl ravished and dismembered
(c) A man sacrificing a ram and drinking its blood
(d) An old woman drowned in a stream

4. What does Russell call Baring-Gould after their first meeting?
(a) An old goat
(b) A pain
(c) Her hero
(d) A legend and scholar

5. According to Baring-Gould, what did the young courting couple claim to be doing when they sighted Lady Howard's coach?
(a) Walking along a path
(b) Sitting on top of a wall
(c) Lying beside a wall
(d) Sitting in the loft of a barn

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the saint to whom Brentor Church is dedicated?

2. How many children does Baring-Gould say he has?

3. What is served for the meal soon after Russell's arrival?

4. What do Holmes and Russell have to drink when they stop at the public house in chapter three?

5. Which of the following does Holmes not use when he's explaining Baring-Gould's identity to Russell upon their first meeting?

(see the answer key)

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