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A Man Without a Country | Quiz

Kurt Vonnegut
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A Man Without a Country | Quiz

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1)

Who made Kurt's first car? (from Chapter 4, "I'm Going to Tell You Some News")

Chevrolet.
Ford.
Volvo.
Studebaker.
2)

What country does Saab come from? (from Chapter 12, "I Used to be the Owner and Manager of an Automobile Dealership")

Germany.
Sweden.
France.
India.
3)

What did Freud not know? (from Chapter 5, "Okay, Now Let's Have Some Fun")

What women want.
Why women get angry.
Why his mother hated him.
Anything about psychology.
4)

How long ago was the first electric generator built? (from Chapter 4, "I'm Going to Tell You Some News")

111 years ago.
212 years ago.
99 years ago.
172 years ago.
5)

Who was unsure about Jane Marie's decision to marry a German? (from Chapter 5, "Okay, Now Let's Have Some Fun")

Her cousins and brothers.
Her mother.
An uncle.
Her father.
6)

What is the name of Kurt's typist? (from Chapter 6, "I Have Been Called a Luddite")

Sharon.
Carol.
Anne.
Megan.
7)

In what state was Kurt's business located? (from Chapter 12, "I Used to be the Owner and Manager of an Automobile Dealership")

New York.
Vermont.
Indiana.
Massachusetts.
8)

What does each short chapter in "Cat's Cradle" represent? (from Chapter 12, "I Used to be the Owner and Manager of an Automobile Dealership")

A year of Kurt's life.
A stand-alone work of art.
One day's work.
Whatever you want it to.
9)

What was the first novel ever to be written using a typewriter? (from Chapter 6, "I Have Been Called a Luddite")

War and Peace.
Robinson Crusoe.
Gone with the Wind.
Huckleberry Finn.
10)

What do women want? (from Chapter 5, "Okay, Now Let's Have Some Fun")

Children.
To be respected.
A lot of people to talk to.
A rich man.
11)

What does PP stand for? (from Chapter 9, "Do Unto Others")

Perceptive Personality.
Poisonous Personality.
Pathological Personality.
Psychopathic Personality.
12)

What is the postal convenience center close to? (from Chapter 6, "I Have Been Called a Luddite")

The United Nations.
Times Square.
The White House.
Greenwich Village.
13)

When did Emma Lazarus write her famous sonnet about the 'poor,' 'wretched,' and 'homeless?' (from Chapter 5, "Okay, Now Let's Have Some Fun")

1872.
1883.
1855.
1867.
14)

When did Mark Twain write "The Mysterious Stranger?" (from Chapter 10, "A Sappy Woman from Ypsilanti")

1898.
1868.
1888.
1878.
15)

Who built the first automobile powered by an internal combustion engine? (from Chapter 4, "I'm Going to Tell You Some News")

Gottlieb Daimler.
Wilhelm Maybach.
Ferdinand Redtenbacher.
Karl Benz.
16)

Who is Kurt's hero? (from Chapter 8, "Do You Know What a Humanist Is?")

Ignaz Semmelweis.
Johann Klein.
Mark Twain.
Louis Pasteur.
17)

What can the devil cite for his purpose? (from Chapter 10, "A Sappy Woman from Ypsilanti")

Scripture.
Peer-reviewed articles.
Encyclopedias.
Websites.
18)

Who uttered the most intelligent and decent prayers ever? (from Chapter 7, "I Turned Eighty-two on November 11")

Richard Nixon.
John Adams.
Abraham Lincoln.
George Washington.
19)

How often does Gil have sex? (from Chapter 11, "Now Then, I Have Some Good News")

Once a day.
Never.
Once a year.
Once a week.
20)

What could a Saab drag at a stoplight? (from Chapter 12, "I Used to be the Owner and Manager of an Automobile Dealership")

An Audi.
A VW.
A Ford.
A Chevy.
21)

What has 'beat the heck' out of Kurt Vonnegut? (from Chapter 6, "I Have Been Called a Luddite")

Ignorance.
Regret.
Morality.
Progress.
22)

What type of attack is it not possible to survive? (from Chapter 8, "Do You Know What a Humanist Is?")

Hydrogen bomb attack.
Chemical weapon attack.
Terrorist attack.
Biological weapon attack.
23)

Where is the newsstand that Kurt goes to? (from Chapter 6, "I Have Been Called a Luddite")

56th Street.
43rd Street.
48th Street.
22nd Street.
24)

How old is Kurt's house in Sagaponack, Long Island? (from Chapter 8, "Do You Know What a Humanist Is?")

Nearly 300 years old.
Nearly 140 years old.
Nearly 280 years old.
Nearly 500 years old.
25)

What ate Prometheus' liver? (from Chapter 4, "I'm Going to Tell You Some News")

Eagles.
Cockroaches.
Worms.
Wolves.
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