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Roughing It - Quiz
Contributed by: Rodgers
  • 1. When was 'Roughing It' published?
A) 1871
B) 1869
C) 1884
D) 1872
  • 2. Who is 'Roughing It' dedicated to?
A) Frank Borman
B) Calvin H. Higbie
C) Orion Clemens
D) Jim Lovell
  • 3. What was Mark Twain's brother's position in the Nevada Territory?
A) Judge
B) Secretary
C) Miner
D) Governor
  • 4. Which book preceded 'Roughing It' by Mark Twain?
A) Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
B) The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
C) The Innocents Abroad
D) A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
  • 5. What mode of transportation did Mark Twain use to travel west with his brother?
A) Train
B) Steamboat
C) Horseback
D) Stagecoach
  • 6. Which city did Twain visit during his travels in the American West?
A) San Francisco
B) Las Vegas
C) Los Angeles
D) Salt Lake City
  • 7. What activities does 'Roughing It' describe that Twain engaged in during his travels?
A) Mining, ranching
B) Gold and silver prospecting, real-estate speculation
C) Farming, teaching
D) Sailing, fishing
  • 8. To which kingdom did Twain journey during his travels?
A) Kingdom of England
B) Kingdom of France
C) Kingdom of Spain
D) The Kingdom of Hawaii
  • 9. Which astronauts read 'Roughing It' aloud on a NASA mission?
A) Frank Borman and Jim Lovell
B) Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin
C) Yuri Gagarin and Alexei Leonov
D) John Glenn and Alan Shepard
  • 10. What was the duration of NASA's Gemini VII mission?
A) 14 days
B) 21 days
C) 7 days
D) 30 days
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