Mark Twain MCQ Questions and Answers for Practice

1. What was Mark Twain's real name?

1. Samuel Langhorne Clemens
2. John Adams
3. Charles Dickens
4. Thomas Hardy

2. In which year was "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" published?

1. 1870
2. 1876
3. 1880
4. 1885

3. What was the setting for many of Mark Twain’s novels?

1. Mississippi River
2. Rocky Mountains
3. New York City
4. California

4. Which of the following was a satirical novel by Mark Twain?

1. "The Gilded Age"
2. "Moby-Dick"
3. "Walden"
4. "The Scarlet Letter"

5. Which Twain novel is considered a sequel to "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer"?

1. "The Prince and the Pauper"
2. "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn"
3. "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court"
4. "Life on the Mississippi"

6. Mark Twain was known for his works in which genre?

1. Mystery
2. Satire
3. Science fiction
4. Horror

7. Where did Mark Twain die?

1. Hartford, Connecticut
2. Redding, Connecticut
3. New York City
4. San Francisco, California

8. In which year did Mark Twain pass away?

1. 1905
2. 1910
3. 1915
4. 1920

9. What is the subtitle of "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn"?

1. "A Tale of the Mississippi"
2. "A Boy's Journey"
3. "A Study in Character"
4. "Tom Sawyer's Comrade"

10. Which celestial event coincided with both Mark Twain's birth and death?

1. A solar eclipse
2. A comet's appearance
3. A meteor shower
4. A lunar eclipse

11. Mark Twain worked as a reporter in which city?

1. San Francisco
2. New Orleans
3. Boston
4. Philadelphia

12. Where was Mark Twain born?

1. Florida, Missouri
2. Hartford, Connecticut
3. New York City
4. San Francisco, California

13. What is "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County"?

1. A short story
2. A poem
3. A novel
4. A play

14. What type of humor is Mark Twain known for?

1. Satirical and observational
2. Slapstick
3. Absurdist
4. Dark humor

15. What did Mark Twain criticize in "The Gilded Age"?

1. American politics and greed
2. European monarchies
3. The scientific community
4. The church