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Fates Worse Than Death Quiz

Kurt Vonnegut
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Fates Worse Than Death Quiz

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1)

Who is the composer of the new requiem setting? (from Chapter 6)

Robert Samels.
Celine Dion.
Josh Groban.
Andrew Lloyd Webber.
2)

How many Americans are of German descent? (from Chapter 21)

One in one hundred.
One in four.
One half.
One in three.
3)

To what author's work does Vonnegut compare the Bill of Rights' First Amendment? (from Chapter 7)

Dr. Seuss.
Michael Crichton.
Dr. Dre.
J.K. Rowling.
4)

Who is the composer who sets Vonnegut's Latin translation to music? (from Chapter 6)

Edith Wharton.
Edgar Degas.
Dame Edna.
Edgar Grana.
5)

According to the Attorney General's Commission, what is worth its expensive price tag? (from Chapter 7)

billion-dollar financial institutions.
billion-dollar NASA spacecraft.
billion-dollar airplanes.
billion-dollar condominiums.
6)

Why can Vonnegut not get married at an Episcopalian church? (from Chapter 9)

Vonnegut already has children.
Vonnegut is divorced.
He is not a Christian.
His wife is not Episcopalian.
7)

Why are Germans frightening? (from Chapter 21)

They do not like Jews.
They like to fight those from other cultures.
They murder thousands during World War II.
They like to fight other white people.
8)

Although people with acute mental disorder are less often written off as hopeless, why is there still a lack of certainty for patients and their families? (from Appendix)

Most patients still have to be institutionalized.
Psychological testing is dangerous.
A dozen separate diseases are still lumped together as schizophrenia/manic depression.
Medications can have severe adverse effects.
9)

What does Vonnegut believe it is time to hear? (from Chapter 8)

The cry for freedom.
The ringing of the Liberty Bell.
Cries of love for all people.
Liberty's lusty birth cries.
10)

Vonnegut defends what freedom? (from Chapter 7)

Freedom of assembly.
Freedom of religion.
Freedom of speech.
Freedom of the press.
11)

To what does Vonnegut compare Bush's presidential campaign? (from Chapter 15)

Perfect example of democracy.
Pornographic sleaze.
East Germany propaganda.
Nazi propaganda.
12)

Besides Indianapolis what other U.S. city is designed by the architect L'Enfant? (from Chapter 10)

Washington, D.C.
Columbus, OH.
Seattle, Washington.
Baltimore, MD.
13)

The Attorney General's Commission believes that sufferers of what disease get what they deserve? (from Chapter 7)

Diabetes.
AIDS.
Heart disease.
Cancer.
14)

What does Vonnegut require of translators? (from Chapter 18)

They must be more gifted writers than he and speak at least two languages, including his.
They must ask him many questions about his work.
They must do as he says.
They must speak Italian, English, as well as another language.
15)

What is the date of Vonnegut's requiem's premier? (from Chapter 6)

October 13, 1988.
March 13, 1998.
October 13, 1998.
March 13, 1988.
16)

Those with addiction eventually hit rock bottom. Vonnegut believes Western Civilization hit rock bottom in World War I. Unlike those with addictions who admit that their addiction is ruining their lives, how does Western Civilization react to hitting rock bottom? (from Chapter 14)

It continues to be ignorant of the disease and continues to allow those who are sick to be kept in positions of power.
It buys more electronic devices to distract itself.
It realizes that its addiction is affecting human life, but it does not care.
It reacts in a similar way to those who are addicted.
17)

Who is Vonnegut's favorite translator, with whom he falls in platonic love? (from Chapter 18)

Roberta Rambelli.
Ramon Ramone.
Rita Rait.
Rachel Ray.
18)

Vonnegut believes MIT can set an example by adapting what to its undertakings? (from Chapter 12)

Oedipus Complex.
The Vonnegut Theory.
The Hippocratic Oath.
The Third Time Step.
19)

What is an example of a book that Vonnegut believes moralizes? (from Chapter 20)

"Blubber."
"Gulliver's Travels."
"Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing."
"Lord of the Rings."
20)

When the definition for Schizophrenia has been tightened, how is Mark now classified? (from Appendix)

Suicidal.
Manic-depressive.
Schizophrenic.
Mentally retarded.
21)

Who is nearing economic, legal, and social equality only in Vonnegut's lifetime? (from Chapter 8)

Elderly people.
Children.
Animals.
Women and racial minorities.
22)

What Joseph Conrad novel depicts whites as highly evolved and others as monkeys without tails? (from Chapter 13)

Heart of Darkness.
The Dark Continent.
Deep in Darkness.
Land of Darkness.
23)

Why does Vonnegut miss his 50th high school reunion? (from Chapter 10)

He catches pneumonia.
He forgets the date of his reunion.
He contracts Lyme disease.
His plane is delayed.
24)

What does Vonnegut compare to an alcoholic stockbroker not wanting his head in a Port Authority Bus Terminal toilet? (from Chapter 14)

Mozambicans.
Presidents Bush and Reagan.
Western Civilization builds weapons and convinces civilians to hate groups of humanity, but they do not want big wars.
Third World Countries.
25)

Who translates Vonnegut's requiem into Latin? (from Chapter 6)

John F. Collins.
Collin P. Miller.
Thomas R. Collins.
Collin F. Johnson.
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