Mark Twain

What was Mark Twain's real name?

• Mark Clemens

• Orion Clemens

•  Samuel Langhorne Clemens

• Samuel Twain

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Where was Mark Twain born?

• Hannibal, Missouri

• Florida, Missouri

• Nevada

• St. Louis, Missouri

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At what age did Twain quit school to work?

• 13

• 11

• 15

• 10

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What inspired Twain's pen name?

• His time as a writer

•  A riverboat pilot's call

• His mother's name

• An incident in his childhood

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What was the title of Twain's first significant literary success?

•  Huckleberry Finn
  

• The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
  

• The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County
  

• The Innocents Abroad

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What profession did Twain take up after being a printer's apprentice?

• Publisher

•  Riverboat pilot

• Businessman

• Lecturer

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Which character in his novels was based on Twain’s own childhood?

•  Huckleberry Finn
  

• Tom Sawyer
  

• Jim
  

• The Author Himself

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Who was one of Twain's close friends mentioned in the video?

• Nikola Tesla
  

• Henry Rogers
  

• Orion Clemens

• Mark Twain Jr.

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How many cats did Twain reportedly own at one time?

• 5

• 12

• 19

• 10

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When did Mark Twain predict he would die?

• On his birthday

• The day Halley's Comet returned

• The year he published his first boo

• The day he became a riverboat pilot

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