The Innocents Abroad - Quiz
  • 1. What is the full title of 'The Innocents Abroad'?
A) Mark Twain's Great Pleasure Excursion
B) Twain's Travel Chronicles
C) The Journey of the Quaker City
D) The Innocents Abroad, or The New Pilgrim's Progress
  • 2. In what year was 'The Innocents Abroad' published?
A) 1875
B) 1869
C) 1883
D) 1867
  • 3. Which ship did Mark Twain travel on during his voyage documented in 'The Innocents Abroad'?
A) Santa Maria
B) Quaker City (formerly USS Quaker City)
C) Beagle
D) Mayflower
  • 4. What was the purpose of Mark Twain's journey aboard the Quaker City?
A) A 'Great Pleasure Excursion' through Europe and the Holy Land
B) A military mission during the Civil War
C) An exploration of uncharted territories
D) A diplomatic tour for the U.S. government
  • 5. Who funded Mark Twain's journey aboard the Quaker City?
A) The Alta California newspaper
B) The U.S. Navy
C) The American Publishing Company
D) Mark Twain himself
  • 6. What did Mark Twain receive in exchange for documenting his trip?
A) Free travel to Europe
B) A lifetime supply of books
C) Fifty articles for the Alta California newspaper
D) A cash payment from readers
  • 7. What was one major theme in 'The Innocents Abroad'?
A) Advancements in maritime technology
B) Conflict between history and the modern world
C) The benefits of industrialization
D) The importance of religious pilgrimage
  • 8. How did Twain feel about the anecdote he heard at Gibraltar?
A) He thought it was a great example of storytelling
B) He found it bland and pointless
C) He was deeply moved by its historical significance
D) He believed it to be an accurate account of events
  • 9. Which travelogue did Twain lampoon for its sentimental prose?
A) Herman Melville's Typee
B) Henry David Thoreau's Walden
C) Charles Dickens' American Notes
D) William Cowper Prime's Tent Life in the Holy Land
  • 10. What was Twain's reaction to the religious history in the Holy Land?
A) Indifference and lack of interest
B) Complete awe and admiration
C) Unquestioning acceptance
D) Equivocal, with both reverence and disillusionment
  • 11. How did Twain describe the nations from the Old Testament?
A) They could fit inside many American states and counties
B) They were larger than most European countries
C) They were mythical and not based on historical fact
D) They had populations larger than modern cities
  • 12. What did Twain propose to do with the 'poetry and nonsense' about the Holy Land?
A) To share it with his fellow travelers
B) To publish it as an anthology
C) To rewrite it into a novel
D) To collect it in a book to burn
  • 13. Which institution received considerable attention from Twain, especially in Italy?
A) The Catholic Church
B) The Jewish Synagogue
C) The Protestant Church
D) The Greek Orthodox Church
  • 14. What contrast did Twain highlight in his discussion about Italy?
A) Poverty of the lay population vs. affluence of the church
B) Tourism growth vs. local resistance
C) Richness of Italian culture vs. poverty of its history
D) Modernization of cities vs. preservation of ancient ruins
  • 15. Which publication first featured William Dean Howells' review of 'The Innocents Abroad'?
A) New York Evening Post
B) Scribner's Monthly
C) Harper's Magazine
D) The Atlantic Monthly, December 1869
  • 16. What was the subtitle sometimes associated with 'The Innocents Abroad'?
A) The New Pilgrim's Progress
B) Adventures in the Holy Land
C) Twain's Travels
D) A Journey Through Time
  • 17. How many miles did Twain report his voyage covered?
A) 30,000 miles
B) 5,000 miles
C) 10,000 miles
D) Over 20,000 miles of land and sea
  • 18. Which city did Twain visit during a train excursion from Marseille?
A) Paris
B) Athens
C) Venice
D) Rome
  • 19. What was one of the side trips mentioned in 'The Innocents Abroad'?
A) Through the Black Sea to Odessa, Sebastopol and Yalta
B) To the Amazon Rainforest
C) To the Great Wall of China
D) Across the Sahara Desert
  • 20. What did Twain adjust in his writing style for 'The Innocents Abroad'?
A) Minimized slang and vulgar language
B) Wrote in a formal tone
C) Included more poetry
D) Used more complex vocabulary
  • 21. What was Twain's first successful publication for a national audience?
A) Tom Sawyer
B) The Innocents Abroad
C) Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
D) Life on the Mississippi
  • 22. What was one reason Twain's book became best-selling?
A) It humorously chronicled his 'Great Pleasure Excursion'
B) It was a political manifesto
C) It was a serious historical account
D) It focused on scientific discoveries
  • 23. What did Twain contrast with contemporary travelogues?
A) His own experiences and observations
B) Future predictions
C) Fictional stories
D) Historical facts
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