The Valley of Fear Quizzes

The Valley of Fear Quiz 1

1 What year was the novel first published?
1900

1917

1920

1914
2 Who is the narrator?
A third party

Watson

Douglas

Holmes
3 Where is the novel set?
England and America

England and Ireland

America only

England only
4 Porlock is
Moriarty's pseudonym

Watson's friend

a penname

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

Danger

Murder

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

fearful

confident

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

David Copperfield

the Bible

an address book
8 The actual key to the cipher is
a novel

a poem

an almanac

the Bible
9 What does the cipher reveal?
Douglas is in danger

Douglas has fled the country

Douglas is dead

Douglas is not the man's true name
10 MacDonald is described as all the following except
dour

ebullient

intelligent

a friend of Holmes's
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 statue

A globe

A book

A painting
13 Moriarty is a/an
psychologist

doctor

professor

economist
14 Moriarty is described by Holmes in all of the following ways except
he runs a tight organization

he has a lot of money

he is skillful at eluding suspicion

tempestuous and spontaneous
15 Manor House
is where the Douglases live

possesses a drawbridge

is very old and venerable

all of these
16 Who else resides at Manor House?
Cecil Barker

Ames

Mrs. Allen

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

capsule of poison

shotgun

dagger
18 What is on the windowsill?
Broken glass

A smudge of blood

A bootprint

A hair
19 What is there only one of in the study?
Lens for glasses

Dumbbells

Shoes

Socks
20 What is near the curtain?
Blood

A muddy print

A dumbbell

Hair
21 What is placed near the body?
A small card

A ripped letter

A gold chain

A dumbbell
22 What is missing from the body?
All rings

Shoes

Wedding ring

Glasses
23 Who heard the shot?
Barker and Mrs. Douglas

Ames and Mrs. Allen

Allen and Barker

Barker only
24 What is curious about Douglas's arm?
It has been cut

It is broken

It has an elaborate tattoo on it

There is a mysterious mark on it
25 Who is White Mason?
A local policeman

A local doctor

A townsman

A Scotland Yard detective