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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, "I'm Going to Tell You Some News".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Kurt smoke marijuana with?
(a) Jimmy Hendrix.
(b) Bill Hicks.
(c) Jerry Garcia.
(d) Led Zepellin.

2. Who built the first automobile powered by an internal combustion engine?
(a) Karl Benz.
(b) Wilhelm Maybach.
(c) Gottlieb Daimler.
(d) Ferdinand Redtenbacher.

3. What did Kurt used to 'laugh his head off' at?
(a) Laurel and Hardy.
(b) Laverne and Shirley.
(c) Abbot and Costello.
(d) Thelma and Louise.

4. Who said that 'religion is the opium of the people?'
(a) Karl Marx.
(b) Joseph Stalin.
(c) Mao Zedong.
(d) Adolph Hitler.

5. What is not an example of a 'crazy-making' game happening today?
(a) Liberalism.
(b) Girl's basketball.
(c) Love.
(d) Religion.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did prohibition last?

2. What story is Kurt describing when he calls it 'one of the most popular stories ever told?'

3. What did Kurt study in university?

4. What was the only way Kurt could get into an adult conversation when he was young?

5. According to Kurt Vonnegut, who wrote the greatest American short story?

(see the answer key)

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