Mark Twain Quiz

Mark Twain lived during which century?

• 17th

• 18th

• 19th

• 20th

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Twain was born Samuel Langhorne ________________.

• Clemens
• Clementine

• Twain

• Finn

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Twain’s FIRST apprenticeship was for a __________________

• pilot

• printer

• lawyer

• doctor

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Twain’s SECOND apprenticeship was for a __________________

• river pilot
• doctor

• printer

• lawyer

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Samuel chose the name “Mark Twain” because Twain means __________

• Pilot

• Steamboat

• 12 feet of water

• River

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How many books did he write?

• 2

• 10

• 16

• 28

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Where is Twain from?

• Missouri

• Mississippi

• Alabama

• Georgia

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In from “Life on the Mississippi”, what point of view is the story told?

• 1st

• 3rd objective

• 3rd person omniscient

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What did the narrator ultimately hope to be one day?

• Pirate

• Clown

• steamboatman

• doctor

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Where did this story take place?

• Hannibal

• St. Louis

• Birmingham

• St. Petersburg

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