The Valley of Fear Quizzes

The Valley of Fear Quiz 1

1 What year was the novel first published?

1900

1914

1917

1920
2 Who is the narrator?

Douglas

Holmes

A third party

Watson
3 Where is the novel set?

England and Ireland

America only

England and America

England only
4 Porlock is

Holmes's friend

Moriarty's pseudonym

a penname

Watson's friend
5 The cipher has two words, Birlstone and

Douglas

Danger

Murder

Moriarty
6 Porlock's second letter has a _______ tone.

angry

confident

fearful

blase
7 The first book Watson thinks is a good choice for the key is

David Copperfield

an address book

the Bible

Paradise Lost
8 The actual key to the cipher is

the Bible

a poem

an almanac

a novel
9 What does the cipher reveal?

Douglas is not the man's true name

Douglas is dead

Douglas has fled the country

Douglas is in danger
10 MacDonald is described as all the following except

ebullient

intelligent

a friend of Holmes's

dour
11 MacDonald found Moriarty

smart but cold and cruel

creepy

disingenuous

smart and fatherly
12 What is the notable thing in Moriarty's office?

A book

A painting

A statue

A globe
13 Moriarty is a/an

doctor

psychologist

professor

economist
14 Moriarty is described by Holmes in all of the following ways except

tempestuous and spontaneous

he is skillful at eluding suspicion

he runs a tight organization

he has a lot of money
15 Manor House

possesses a drawbridge

is very old and venerable

is where the Douglases live

all of these
16 Who else resides at Manor House?

Mrs. Allen

Cecil Barker

Ames

all of these
17 The dead man was killed by a/an

dagger

noose

capsule of poison

shotgun
18 What is on the windowsill?

Broken glass

A hair

A bootprint

A smudge of blood
19 What is there only one of in the study?

Dumbbells

Shoes

Lens for glasses

Socks
20 What is near the curtain?

Blood

A dumbbell

A muddy print

Hair
21 What is placed near the body?

A ripped letter

A small card

A dumbbell

A gold chain
22 What is missing from the body?

Glasses

Shoes

Wedding ring

All rings
23 Who heard the shot?

Barker and Mrs. Douglas

Allen and Barker

Ames and Mrs. Allen

Barker only
24 What is curious about Douglas's arm?

There is a mysterious mark on it

It has an elaborate tattoo on it

It is broken

It has been cut
25 Who is White Mason?

A local policeman

A local doctor

A Scotland Yard detective

A townsman

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The Valley of Fear

by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

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