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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Black Stone by Robert E. Howard.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year did the village slaughter take place?
(a) 1587.
(b) 1483.
(c) 1526.
(d) 1612.

2. What word is used to describe Carnby's eyes?
(a) Bloodshot.
(b) Concerned.
(c) Feverish.
(d) Devilish.

3. The book talks about a certain time of year when people visit the black stone. What time of year is mentioned?
(a) Lughnasa.
(b) Imbolc.
(c) Midsummer Night.
(d) Halloween.

4. Who wrote the original story?
(a) King.
(b) Lovecraft.
(c) Bloch.
(d) Howard.

5. What adjective is used to describe the black stone and the similar rock?
(a) Gigantic.
(b) Enormous.
(c) Vast.
(d) Colossal.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the narrator in Ubbo-Sathla?

2. What language did the employer use when translating the book?

3. What word is best used to describe the main character?.

4. Which group supposedly lived in the valley with the Magyars?

5. What word is used to describe Carnby's house?

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