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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In THE NATION what does Vonnegut claim is the U.S.'s most nurturing contribution to planetary culture?
(a) Jazz.
(b) Modern Dance.
(c) Alcoholics Anonymous.
(d) Abstract Expressionism.

2. In which art form does Father show promise before the Great Depression?
(a) Sculpture.
(b) Pottery.
(c) Printmaking.
(d) Painting.

3. According to Vonnegut's speech, what power do the MIT graduates have?
(a) To find a job in their city of choice.
(b) To reign in or let loose enormous forces.
(c) To save the United States from self-destruction.
(d) To control the world's resources.

4. Vonnegut is enthusiastic about Pollock's work, but what does he feel is missing from Pollock's paintings?
(a) Human figures.
(b) Color.
(c) Organization.
(d) A horizon.

5. What is his home on Lake Maxincuckee?
(a) A brownstone apartment
(b) A camping tent.
(c) A large cabin in the valley.
(d) An unheated frame cottage on a bluff.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Vonnegut good with guns?

2. Of what consisting of upper and lower houses is Hemingway a member?

3. What do many of Vonnegut's books, including this one, not include?

4. What does Vonnegut believe is declining but could return?

5. To what does Vonnegut compare Bush's presidential campaign?

(see the answer key)

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