A Man Without a Country Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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A Man Without a Country Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What ate Prometheus' liver?
(a) Eagles.
(b) Cockroaches.
(c) Wolves.
(d) Worms.

2. What word does Kurt use to describe today's 'corporate oligarchs?'
(a) Elitist.
(b) Polyglot.
(c) Bourgeois.
(d) Affluent.

3. What did Prometheus give to the humans?
(a) Gold.
(b) The sword.
(c) Fire.
(d) Light.

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

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

6. How does Kurt feel about the woman behind the counter?
(a) He hates her.
(b) He wishes she would move faster.
(c) He loves her.
(d) He wants her to smile more.

7. What does Freud call laughless jokes?
(a) Dead humor.
(b) Gallows humor.
(c) Silent humor.
(d) Maternal humor.

8. What is the location for the first oil well in America?
(a) Titusville.
(b) Oil City.
(c) New Castle.
(d) Dalton.

9. What is the postal convenience center close to?
(a) The United Nations.
(b) Times Square.
(c) The White House.
(d) Greenwich Village.

10. What does Kurt say made North America into a 'virgin continent?'
(a) The grace of God.
(b) Genocide.
(c) Mother nature.
(d) Hard work.

11. What would Kurt provide with everyone if he had the chance?
(a) Freedom.
(b) Lots of money.
(c) Perspective.
(d) An extended family.

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

13. What book series did Jill Krementz read when she was young?
(a) The Lord of the Rings.
(b) Kay Tracey.
(c) Nancy Drew.
(d) Hardy Boys.

14. How long has it taken humanity to destroy the planet?
(a) Five hundred years.
(b) Fewer than two hundred years.
(c) One thousand years.
(d) Two thousand years.

15. How long ago was the first electric generator built?
(a) 111 years ago.
(b) 99 years ago.
(c) 172 years ago.
(d) 212 years ago.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who appeared to George W. Bush when he was forty-one?

2. According to Kurt, what are the arts?

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

4. Where did Kurt go to high school?

5. Why did Kurt have to talk to a cop?

(see the answer keys)

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