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

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

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

4. What did Kurt get a Master's degree in after the war?
(a) Psychology.
(b) Anthropology.
(c) Chemistry.
(d) Literature.

5. Who appeared to George W. Bush when he was forty-one?
(a) Mary.
(b) God.
(c) Jesus.
(d) Moses.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is "Hamlet" a masterpiece?

2. What did Kurt used to 'laugh his head off' at?

3. How long ago was the first electric generator built?

4. What does Kurt think Shakespeare did not believe in?

5. How have humans destroyed the planet?

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