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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7, "I Turned Eighty-two on November 11".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who built the first electric generator?
(a) Michael Faraday.
(b) Henry Goldman.
(c) John Mohler.
(d) Pieter Zeeman.

2. Who was President during the 1848 war with Mexico?
(a) Taylor.
(b) Tyler.
(c) Polk.
(d) Lincoln.

3. In what country did Kurt experience the best rhythm-and-blues combo he had ever heard?
(a) Finland.
(b) Poland.
(c) England.
(d) Germany.

4. Who does Hamlet stab through the curtains?
(a) His mother.
(b) Horatio.
(c) Polonius.
(d) His uncle.

5. In what year did Albert Camus win a Nobel Prize for literature?
(a) 1968.
(b) 1892.
(c) 1942.
(d) 1957.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is not an example of a 'crazy-making' game happening today?

2. What can Kurt not do well now that he is 82?

3. Who said that 'religion is the opium of the people?'

4. What was the name of Kurt's high school?

5. How old is Kurt at the time of writing?

(see the answer key)

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