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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Vonnegut references what Biblical story to his belief that people find life too hard and disappointing to act on repairing it?
(a) The Last Supper, with Jesus accusing Mark instead of Judas.
(b) Buddha sitting by the tree, but not becoming enlightened.
(c) Noah's Ark, as a sinking vessel with half its animals already dead.
(d) Adam and Eve not taking a bite from the forbidden fruit.

2. Where does Vonnegut first meet O'Hare?
(a) College.
(b) High school.
(c) Camp Harrison.
(d) Camp Atterbury.

3. According to the Attorney General's Commission, what is worth its expensive price tag?
(a) billion-dollar condominiums.
(b) billion-dollar financial institutions.
(c) billion-dollar airplanes.
(d) billion-dollar NASA spacecraft.

4. The Reverend finds "Slaughterhouse Five", as well as "Deliverance" and "Catcher in the Rye," falling short in what way?
(a) In engaging society in healthy practices.
(b) In promoting his religious quest.
(c) In Christian behavior and attitudes.
(d) In Buddhist doctrines.

5. What does the U.S. allow for 100 years before diagnosing it as a social disease and fighting it?
(a) Depression.
(b) Sexism.
(c) Slavery.
(d) Civil war.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Vonnegut's favorite translator, with whom he falls in platonic love?

2. To what does Vonnegut compare the lyrics of the new requiem setting?

3. What is the date of Vonnegut's requiem's premier?

4. How does Vonnegut believe a writer's opinion about vocal third parties differs from that of a visual artist?

5. Who founds the Indianapolis chapter of Alcoholics Anonymous in 1955?

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