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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What Joseph Conrad novel depicts whites as highly evolved and others as monkeys without tails?
(a) Land of Darkness.
(b) Deep in Darkness.
(c) The Dark Continent.
(d) Heart of Darkness.

2. What tough question does Vonnegut's book "Player Piano" ask?
(a) What will happen to our planet in the future?
(b) When will there be world peace?
(c) What are people for?
(d) Why do people hurt one another?

3. What is the name of the Bishop Vonnegut travels with to the Galapagos?
(a) Bishop Moore.
(b) Bishop Smith.
(c) Bishop Vale.
(d) Bishop Morgan.

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

5. How does Vonnegut's trip to Mozambique make him feel?
(a) Emotionally empty.
(b) Motivated.
(c) Enthusiastic.
(d) Physically drained.

Short Answer Questions

1. As a writer Vonnegut is an anthropologist and writes about what acculturated primitive people?

2. What will bust up all cultures and create a Third-World planet?

3. How does Vonnegut describe Reagan's and Bush's war experiences?

4. What organization prevents Mozambicans from learning to read and write?

5. What pictures would Vonnegut hang if he were president of MIT?

Short Essay Questions

1. Name two things Vonnegut mentions in his letter to the future.

2. According to John Yale, what is the Mozambican's true enemy? Why?

3. How does Jane Cox deal with her loneliness when her children are grown and move out?

4. What are some examples of humorists who have lost their humor after a certain age? How has their humor been lost?

5. Do you think, based on the information given, Rita Rait enjoys winning the limerick contest? Why or why not?

6. What have other cultures done to oppress Germans and those of German descent?

7. How has Vonnegut's belief in the cause of mental illness changed since the beginning of the book? Why?

8. Why is the Italian translator, Roberta Rambelli, Vonnegut's favorite?

9. How is Vonnegut different from other authors mentioned in this chapter?

10. What is Vonnegut's opinion on war?

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