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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, "Okay, Now Let's Have Some Fun".

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why can Kurt not stand primitive people?
(a) He can never talk to them.
(b) They are stupid.
(c) They cannot read his books.
(d) They died a long time ago.

3. Who tells Hamlet about the ghost of his father?
(a) Perry Mason.
(b) Horatio.
(c) Rush Limbaugh.
(d) Polonius.

4. When were Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti executed?
(a) 1927.
(b) 1917.
(c) 1897.
(d) 1907.

5. During what time period did Kurt grow up?
(a) The Great War.
(b) The Flower Power Decade.
(c) The Great Depression.
(d) The Roaring Twenties.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did one of Kurt's ancestors buy when he came to America?

3. When did Kurt ask Jane Marie Cox to marry him?

4. What did one of Kurt's ancestors lose in battle?

5. What is Kurt going to do?

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