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1 trivia quiz  The TAO of Mark Twain coolicon
Those familiar with Samuel Clemens should have no problem linking the topics and the opinions (TAO) of Mark Twain.
Tough 10Q
564 plays
Sep 24 04
uglybird editor
2 trivia quiz  The Life of Samuel Clemens coolicon
This quiz is on the life of Samuel Clemens, the wonderful American writer whose pen name was Mark Twain.
Difficult 15Q
582 plays
Apr 05 04
LindaC007
3 trivia quiz  A Life of Twain icon
Mark Twain was the pen name of Samuel Clemens, an American author who left his legacy in words and wit.
Difficult 10Q
360 plays
Dec 06 07
shs05

Some sample questions from this category:

* What was Samuel Clemens's middle name?
* When Samuel Clemens was fourteen, he was apprenticed to learn which of the following occupations?
* What tragedy befell Samuel Clemens's family in 1858?
* In what year did Samuel Clemens write his first article under the pen name Mark Twain?
* How many times was Samuel Clemens married?
* What was the first novel that Clemens wrote alone using the pen name Mark Twain?
* Which of the following is not an invention on which Samuel Clemens held a patent?
* What was one of the reasons that Samuel Clemens went bankrupt in 1894?
* How many of Samuel Clemens's four children outlived him?
* How old was Samuel Clemens when he passed away?
* What university awarded Samuel Clemens the honorary degree of Doctor of Literature in 1907?
* Mark Twain generally expressed opinions in a frank, direct, humorous fashion. With that in mind, which of the following opinions regarding education is NOT Twain's?
* Have you noticed that when an author compares "man" to "animal(s)" that man usually comes out the loser? See if you can pick out which of the following man-animal comparisons Mark Twain penned. (Hint: Which one places man in the most unfavorable light?)
* As a critic and satirist, Mark Twain could appreciate human folly. Which of the following did Twain describe as "not merely food for laughter, but an entire banquet?"
* In "Pudd'nhead Wilson", Twain observed, "Nothing so needs reforming as other people's habits." Which of the following did Mark Twain indicate was a reason to reform, or at least to pause and reflect?
* Mark Twain lived during the era in which scientists became more trusted than clergymen. The unflattering quotations below are from Dave Barry, Madame Curie, Terry Pratchett and Mark Twain. Which one is Mark Twain's?

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