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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, "I'm Going to Tell You Some News".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the man turn into at the end of Franz Kafka's story?
(a) A martyr.
(b) A success.
(c) A liar and a cheat.
(d) A cockroach.

2. Who said that 'religion is the opium of the people?'
(a) Mao Zedong.
(b) Adolph Hitler.
(c) Karl Marx.
(d) Joseph Stalin.

3. According to Kurt, what are the arts?
(a) 'Not a way to make a living.'
(b) 'A way of making life more bearable.'
(c) 'A way to make your soul grow.'
(d) All of the above.

4. What would Kurt ask when he gets to heaven?
(a) What the news is.
(b) Why there is a hell.
(c) Whether anyone there has read his books.
(d) If there is a God.

5. What was Eugene Victor Debs' former occupation?
(a) Plumber.
(b) Poet.
(c) Police officer.
(d) Fireman.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Albert Camus die?

2. What was there a large number of on the radio?

3. According to Kurt Vonnegut, who wrote the greatest American short story?

4. When did Kurt write "Slaughterhouse Five?"

5. What was the only way Kurt could get into an adult conversation when he was young?

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