Both “People of the Abyss” and “To Build a Fire” are:

Informed by the author’s own experiences

From Where did Samuel Clemens derive the name Mark Twain ?

From a term used on Mississippi riverboats

Which of the following is a true statement about Mark Twain and slavery?

He criticized it in Huckleberry finn

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1
Fehmi Orkun prepared "William Shakespeare" Yağmur Mercik prepared Jack London
True
False
2
Who was the presenter of this show?
Ödül Ercan
Ali Mavioğlu
3
How many major books did Charles Dickens write?
25
10
20
15
4
What age did he die?
50
51
52
53
5
Both “People of the Abyss” and “To Build a Fire” are:
Nonfiction pieces
Fictional accounts set in real-life places
Informed by the author’s own experiences
Told from the point of view of an animal
6
What caused young Charles Dickens to go to work in a boot polish factory?
He had to support his family.
His parents wanted to teach him the value of working.
His writing had been rejected by publishers, and he had no other options.
He was a poor student, and he dropped out of school.
7
From Where did Samuel Clemens derive the name Mark Twain ?
From a phrase used in the newspaper industry
It was the name of his childhood best friend
From a term used on Mississippi riverboats
From an expression used in the silver mining industry
8
What caused Charles Dickens to got o work in a boot polish factory?
His writing had been rejected by publishers and he had no options.
He was a poor student and he dropped out of school.
He had to support his family.
His parents wanted to teach him the value of working.
9
What sets Huckleberry Finn apart from other classic 19th-century novels?
Its attention to economic problems
Its use of dialect and slang
Its setting in the United States
Its use of metaphor and symbolism
10
Which of the following is a true statementabout Jack London’s education?
He graduated from colloge with honors
He rarely read books during his childhood
He was largely self-taught
He never attended a day of high school
11
Who presented "Charles Dickens" to you?
Ali Mavioğlu
Fehmi Orkun
Zehra Başak
Timur Gül
12
Which of the following is a true statement about Mark Twain and slavery?
He himself owned slaves at one point
He fought against it in the Civil War
He criticized it in Huckleberry finn
He supported it

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