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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8, "Do You Know What a Humanist Is?".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Kurt think Shakespeare did not believe in?
(a) Himself.
(b) Absolute truth.
(c) Humanity.
(d) Heaven or Hell.

2. What story is Kurt describing when he calls it 'one of the most popular stories ever told?'
(a) Moby Dick.
(b) Snow White.
(c) Cinderella.
(d) Crime and Punishment.

3. What did Kurt study in university?
(a) English Literature.
(b) Philosophy.
(c) Writing.
(d) Chemistry.

4. What would Kurt ask when he gets to heaven?
(a) Whether anyone there has read his books.
(b) If there is a God.
(c) Why there is a hell.
(d) What the news is.

5. What is a Luddite?
(a) A slow, lazy person.
(b) A religious zealot.
(c) An idiot with no respect for those with more intelligence.
(d) A person who hates new technology.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the United States government conducting a war against?

2. What does the man turn into at the end of Franz Kafka's story?

3. How much older is Kurt's sister than he?

4. What do women want?

5. What type of bird are Kurt and his typist trying to attract?

(see the answer key)

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