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The Works of Frederick Forsyth

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Introduction:
"I've recently got into the novels and short-stories of this clever author. I'm sure many of you have too so I made this quiz. (WARNING: contains spoilers)"


1. Which novel featured an assassin who was hired to kill the President of France, Charles de Gaulle?
    The Odessa File
    The Negotiator
    The Avenger
    Day of the Jackal


2. Which of the following books is set in Germany during the Cold War?
    All of them
    The Deceiver
    The Odessa File
    The Negotiator


3. In which of the following short stories did a young art genius, an unemployed actor and a computer whizz join together to outwit a dishonest London businessman?
    Whispering Wind
    There Are No Snakes In Ireland
    No Comebacks
    The Art of the Matter


4. Out of the ten short stories in the book "No Comebacks", how many are set in Ireland?
    All of them
    Five
    None of them
    Only one ("No Snakes In Ireland")


5. In which of the following countries does the novel "Avenger" take place?
    Bosnia
    All of them
    Vietnam
    Central America


6. In "The Negotiator" the son of US president Ronald Reagan is kidnapped.
    True
    False


7. In "Day of the Jackal" the combined forces of France's police and governmental agencies were trying to apprehend The Jackal, but always failed because he had an informant among their inner council.
    True
    False


8. Which short story depicts General Custer's demise at the Battle of Little Big Horn, despite being set in the 1970s?
    Whispering Wind
    The Shepherd
    No Comebacks
    The Miracle


9. Which book starts off with the introduction: "The Cold War lasted forty years. For the record, the West won it. But not without cost. This book is for those who spent so much of their lives in shadowed places. Those were the days, my friends..."?
    The Negotiator
    The Day of the Jackal
    The Afghan
    The Deceiver


10. What is the basic plot of the title story in the story-collection "No Comebacks"?
    The demolition of an old man's house uncovers a dead body
    A dying millionaire wonders who to leave his wealth to
    A businessman is slandered by a newspaper, but gets even via an unconventional method
    A rich womaniser wants to kill the husband of the woman he loves.


11. Who, in the short story "Money with Menances", turned out to be responsible for the bomb wiping out the blackmailers' flat (not to mention the blackmailers themselves)?
    The blackmailer's old girlfriend
    Nutkin's boss
    Nutkin - the blackmailed protagonist
    Nutkin's wife


12. Was "The Odessa File" set during World War Two?
    Yes
    No


13. Which story was Frederick Forsyth's very first novel?
    The Day of the Jackal
    The Biafra Story
    The Odessa File
    The Phantom of Manhattan


14. What theme is the short story "The Shepherd" NOT about?
    Ghosts
    Sheep
    Airplanes
    Fog


15. In "Day of the Jackal" the Jackal's real name was Charles Calthrop (i.e. "Cha" and "Cal" join together to make "Chacal" - the french word for "Jackal").
    True
    False


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