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Quiz about Ambrose Bierce
Quiz about Ambrose Bierce

Ambrose Bierce Trivia Quiz


Best known for his disppearence in Mexico, Ambrose Bierce left behind a body of work unique in American letters.

A multiple-choice quiz by tjoebigham. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
tjoebigham
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
26,222
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
5 / 10
Plays
306
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Question 1 of 10
1. What war was Bierce a veteran of? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Which battle formed the backdrop and title of one of Bierce's stories? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. From what creek did spy Peyton Farquhar ostensibly escape to avoid hanging? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. In what story does Jerome Searing risk being shot by his own rifle? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. In what similar story is a man cornered by a poisonous snake? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Which Bierce story is similar to Maupassant's 'The Horla'? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. From Bierce's Devil's Dictionary: Coward,n., One who in a perilous emergency thinks with his______. Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. War,n., A by-product of the_______________. Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Ghost,n., The outward and visible sign of______________. Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. What year did Bierce vanish? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. What war was Bierce a veteran of?

Answer: Civil War

Unlike Stephen Crane, Bierce was a Union soldier in the War.
2. Which battle formed the backdrop and title of one of Bierce's stories?

Answer: Chickamauga

Told form the viewpoint of a deaf-mute child, this is one of the most powerful depictions of war ever penned.
3. From what creek did spy Peyton Farquhar ostensibly escape to avoid hanging?

Answer: Owl Creek

No doubt Bierce's best-known and most anthologized story, it became an Oscar-winning short by Robert Enrico.
4. In what story does Jerome Searing risk being shot by his own rifle?

Answer: One Of The Missing

Searing's rifle-pit is shelled by the enemy, and his own rifle is pointed at him as a result. Yet he is found dead...of extreme fright.(He tried to fire it...and it was empty!)
5. In what similar story is a man cornered by a poisonous snake?

Answer: The Man and The Snake

Again, a man dies of extreme terror...caused by a STUFFED snake!
6. Which Bierce story is similar to Maupassant's 'The Horla'?

Answer: The Damned Thing

Like 'Horla'' Bierce's 'Damned Thing' is a classic of unseen horror.
7. From Bierce's Devil's Dictionary: Coward,n., One who in a perilous emergency thinks with his______.

Answer: legs

Stephen Crane would agree!
8. War,n., A by-product of the_______________.

Answer: arts of peace

The next one is especially Biercian.
9. Ghost,n., The outward and visible sign of______________.

Answer: an inward fear

In many of his best stories, Bierce explores the psychological landscape of 'inward fear'.
10. What year did Bierce vanish?

Answer: 1913

In his last letter, Bierce wrote,'To be a gringo in Mexico-ah, that is euthanasia!'
Source: Author tjoebigham

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