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