William Clark Falkner Quiz

What title did Falkner maintain for the rest of his life?

• General

• Captain

• Colonel

• Major

What was the fate of Falkner on 5 November 1889?

• He was elected to the legislature

• He retired from politics

• He was shot and killed

• He moved to Oxford

What was inscribed on Falkner’s tombstone by Hindman’s family?

• Died a Hero

• Murdered by W. C. Falkner

• Killed by W. C. Falkner

• Rest in Peace

What was the outcome of the gun misfire incident in 1849?

• Falkner was injured

• Falkner stabbed his assailant to death

• Falkner was arrested

• Falkner fled the town

Who was Falkner's son with Holland Pearce?

• John Wesley Thompson Falkner

• William Clark Falkner Jr.

• Thomas Jefferson Falkner

• Richard Thurmond Falkner

Who intervened to avert the duel between Falkner and Thomas Hindman Jr.?

• T. I. Word

• John Wesley Thompson

• M. C. Galloway

• A. J. MacCannon

What did Falkner publish that made him a public figure?

• A novel

• A newspaper article

• A life story

• A poem

What injury did Falkner sustain in the Mexican War?

• Lost his right leg

• Lost his left foot and hand

• Lost his left foot

• Lost his right hand

Who was Falkner's uncle in Ripley?

• T. I. Word

• John Wesley Thompson

• A. J. MacCannon

• M. C. Galloway

What role did Falkner take on when the Civil War began?

• General of the Confederate Army

• Colonel of Company F, the Magnolia Rifles

• Captain of the Union Army

• Lieutenant of the Mississippi Brigade