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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Vonnegut become cranky when hearing his requiem performed?
(a) The choir director conducts too quickly.
(b) The synthesizer music is not loud enough.
(c) The synthesizer music overpowers the lyrics.
(d) The choir mispronounces the lyrics.

2. Where does Vonnegut attempt to get his own requiem mass translated into Latin but is denied?
(a) Columbia.
(b) SUNY Purchase.
(c) Fordham.
(d) NYU.

3. What is one thing Vonnegut mentions in his letter to the future?
(a) Future generations need to use more petroleum for fuel.
(b) Leaders of the future should fix the environment issues through scientific discoveries.
(c) Today's rulers need to stop thinking science can fix anything for $1 trillion.
(d) Countries in the future should stop communicating with one another.

4. With what magazine does Vonnegut travel to Mozambique in 1990 to write an article?
(a) The New Yorker.
(b) Parade.
(c) US News and World Report.
(d) National Geographic.

5. What is the date of Vonnegut's requiem's premier?
(a) March 13, 1998.
(b) October 13, 1988.
(c) March 13, 1988.
(d) October 13, 1998.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is World Vision?

2. Who translates Vonnegut's requiem into Latin?

3. How does Vonnegut's trip to Mozambique make him feel?

4. Who enacts the Latin requiem text in 1570?

5. Requiem masses are customarily sung in what language?

(see the answer key)

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