Huckleberry Finn Trivia
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Complete this trivia quiz on Huckleberry Finn for extra credit. E-mail the certificate to Mr. Robtoy or print it off to show him. You may need to do some research to answer the questions.
Questions and Answers
- 1.
What year was The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn written?
- A.
1885
- B.
1850
- C.
1950
- D.
1835
- E.
1985
Correct Answer
A. 1885 -
- 2.
What is Mark Twain's real name?
Correct Answer
Samuel Clemens
Clemens - 3.
Where did Mark Twain get his pen name?
- A.
It was his uncle's name
- B.
It was an old native american name
- C.
It was a steamboat term
- D.
It was a fishing term
- E.
He just made it up
Correct Answer
C. It was a steamboat term -
- 4.
Besides The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, list two other popular novels that Mark Twain published.
Correct Answer
Life on the Mississippi
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
The Prince and the Pauper
The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson
The Innocents Abroad - 5.
In what town in Missouri did Twain grow up?
Correct Answer
Hannibal
Hanibal - 6.
The word "nigger" is used approximately how many times in the novel (one of the reasons why it was so controversial).
- A.
50
- B.
100
- C.
200
- D.
500
- E.
1,000
Correct Answer
C. 200 -
- 7.
Mark Twain's first popular humorous story was about what animal?
Correct Answer
frog
jumping frog - 8.
To what literary period does Huck Finn (and all of Twain's works) belong?
- A.
Neo-Classicism
- B.
Romanticism
- C.
Realism
- D.
Modernism
- E.
Stupidism
Correct Answer
C. Realism -
- 9.
In Huck Finn, the king and the duke are representative of what corrupt con-men that plagued the South during Reconstruction?
- A.
Rapscallions
- B.
Grifters
- C.
Busybodies
- D.
Carptebaggers
- E.
Hobos
Correct Answer
D. Carptebaggers -
- 10.
The Shepherdsons and Grangerfords show Twain's disdain of the blood feuds of southern clans. Which real-life southern blood feud is the most famous?
- A.
Hatfields and McCoys
- B.
Blues and Grays
- C.
Pettys and Jarrets
- D.
Tudors and Windsors
- E.
Tarheels and Blue Devils
Correct Answer
A. Hatfields and McCoys -
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