Quiz 4
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The sources of the questions and answers are Internet data sources and the book, "Joshua Chamberlain - The Soldier and the Man," by Edward G. Longacre and published by Combined Publishing, Conshohocken, PA in 1999. This web page is paid for by the Hancock County Republican Committee, Kathy Birdsall, Treasurer. It is not authorized by any candidate or candidate committee.
1. The author of spy novels, Ian Fleming, named his character "James Bond" using the name of a Maine summer resident. This resident's profession was a(n)
2. A James Bond movie was named after Ian Fleming's estate in Jamaica. What is the name of this estate?
3. The author Robert Ludlum wrote spy novels featuring the character "Jason Charles Bourne." According to the novels, Jason Bourne's birth name was
4. What connection does the character Jason Bourne in the Ludlum novels have to Maine?
b. He recovers his memory in Maine.
c. He and his wife settle in Maine at the end of the Bourne Identity novel.
5. According to the Ludlum novels, what was Jason Bourne's original career before becoming a espionage agent?
6. Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, the Mainer and hero of Little Round Top at the Battle of Gettysburg, was born into a family of
7. Joshua Chamberlain graduated from and became the president of what Maine School?
c. Bangor Theological Seminary
8. Besides his heroics at Little Round Top, Joshua Chamberlain is noted for what other major event of the Civil War?
a. Accepting the surrender of the Confederates on the Lynchburg Road.
b. Decimating the Confederate Army under General Gordon.
c. Commanding the parade at the formal surrender of Lee's army.
d. Helping President Lincoln write the Gettysburg address.
9. After the Civil War, Joshua Chamberlain ran for governor of Maine as a Republican and won. How many terms did he serve?
10. During the disputed gubernatorial election of 1879, Major General Joshua Chamberlain was the commander of the Maine Militia. The incumbent Democratic Governor Garcelon asked General Chamberlain to use the Militia to prevent the Republican candidate from taking office. General Chamberlain refused to do so. This incident became known as
a. The Twelve Days that Shook Maine
d. The Democratic Revolution of 1879