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Life on the Mississippi - Exam
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  • 1. What is 'Life on the Mississippi' primarily about?
A) A memoir of Mark Twain's days as a steamboat pilot and his travels along the Mississippi River.
B) A fictional story about life on the Great Lakes.
C) A detailed analysis of American Civil War battles.
D) An exploration of European history in America.
  • 2. When was 'Life on the Mississippi' published?
A) In 1905.
B) In 1883.
C) In 1876.
D) In 1899.
  • 3. Who mentored Mark Twain as a steamboat pilot on the Mississippi River?
A) Robert Lansing.
B) Isabel V. Lyon.
C) Hernando de Soto.
D) Horace E. Bixby.
  • 4. What is the name of the section that was first published in 1876?
A) 'Steamboat Journeys'.
B) 'New Adventures on the Mississippi'.
C) 'River Tales and Legends'.
D) 'Old Times on the Mississippi'.
  • 5. How old was Mark Twain when he began his training as a steamboat pilot?
A) 21 years old.
B) 18 years old.
C) 30 years old.
D) 15 years old.
  • 6. What literary device does Twain use to describe himself during his training?
A) Historical accuracy in all details.
B) Literal description of his age.
C) Artistic license, referring to himself as a 'fledgling' and a 'boy'.
D) Scientific analysis.
  • 7. What does Twain describe in the second half of the book?
A) An exploration of the Amazon River.
B) A journey across the Atlantic Ocean.
C) His trip on a steamboat from St. Louis to New Orleans and then from New Orleans to St Paul.
D) A train ride through the Rocky Mountains.
  • 8. What does Twain observe about new cities along the Mississippi?
A) The absence of any significant changes.
B) Only positive developments in urban planning.
C) A focus solely on architectural beauty.
D) Observations on greed, gullibility, tragedy, and bad architecture.
  • 9. Who typed the manuscript for 'Life on the Mississippi'?
A) A professional typist hired by a publisher.
B) Mark Twain himself.
C) Horace E. Bixby.
D) Isabel V. Lyon, Twain's secretary.
  • 10. Which year was 'Life on the Mississippi' adapted as a TV movie?
A) 1980.
B) 1995.
C) 2010.
D) 2005.
  • 11. Who performed as Samuel Clemens in the 1980 TV adaptation?
A) David Knell.
B) Denver Casado.
C) Douglas M. Parker.
D) Robert Lansing.
  • 12. Where was the stage musical adaptation of 'Life on the Mississippi' produced in 2010?
A) In Paris and Berlin.
B) Exclusively in London.
C) In Kansas City, Missouri, and Door County, Wisconsin.
D) Only in New York.
  • 13. Who directed the 2013 musical play adaptation of 'Life on the Mississippi'?
A) Denver Casado.
B) Douglas M. Parker.
C) Philip Hall.
D) Susanna Frazer.
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