Following the Equator
  • 1. What is the full title of 'Following the Equator'?
A) The Innocents Abroad
B) Around the World in Eighty Days
C) More Tramps Abroad
D) Life on the Mississippi
  • 2. In what year was 'Following the Equator' published?
A) 1895
B) 1884
C) 1901
D) 1897
  • 3. What financial situation led Mark Twain to undertake a tour of the British Empire?
A) He had inherited a large sum of money.
B) He needed a break from his literary career.
C) He wanted to explore new cultures for his writing.
D) He was practically bankrupt due to investing in the failed Paige Compositor.
  • 4. How much was Mark Twain in debt when he started the tour?
A) $10,000
B) $50,000
C) $100,000
D) $200,000
  • 5. What was the equivalent value of Mark Twain's debt in 2020?
A) About $1,000,000
B) About $500,000
C) About $2,975,000
D) About $5,000,000
  • 6. At what age did Mark Twain undertake the tour of the British Empire?
A) 70
B) 50
C) 65
D) 60
  • 7. Who illustrated the first edition of 'Following the Equator'?
A) Claude Monet
B) Dan Beard, A. B. Frost, and others who had previously worked with Twain.
C) Pablo Picasso
D) Vincent van Gogh
  • 8. Which American songwriter mentions 'Following the Equator' in his songs?
A) Elvis Presley
B) Jimmy Buffett
C) Bob Dylan
D) Johnny Cash
  • 9. What topics does Twain discuss in 'Following the Equator'?
A) Just flora and fauna
B) Exclusively about his travels
C) Only political issues
D) People, climate, flora and fauna, indigenous cultures, religion, customs, politics, food, etc.
  • 10. How does Twain present much of the social commentary in 'Following the Equator'?
A) In a satirical manner.
B) Through poetry
C) By using scientific analysis
D) As factual reports only
  • 11. What type of stories does Twain include in 'Following the Equator'?
A) Only factual accounts
B) Poems
C) Fictional stories within a non-fiction work.
D) Scientific essays
  • 12. Which story is about Cecil Rhodes making his fortune?
A) Discovering gold mines
B) Writing a bestselling book
C) Finding a newspaper in the belly of a shark.
D) Inventing a new type of machinery
  • 13. What is Ed Jackson's story about?
A) Starting a successful business
B) Winning a lottery
C) Making good in life with a fake letter of introduction to Cornelius Vanderbilt.
D) Becoming a famous inventor
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