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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10, "A Sappy Woman from Ypsilanti".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did one of Kurt's ancestors buy when he came to America?
(a) A lot of beer.
(b) A sizeable amount of stock in a beer company that then went bankrupt.
(c) A brewery.
(d) A vineyard.

2. What does Kurt think Shakespeare did not believe in?
(a) Heaven or Hell.
(b) Absolute truth.
(c) Himself.
(d) Humanity.

3. When did Mark Twain write "The Mysterious Stranger?"
(a) 1878.
(b) 1868.
(c) 1888.
(d) 1898.

4. According to Kurt, where did napalm come from?
(a) The Soviet Union.
(b) Weapons labs.
(c) Mother nature.
(d) Harvard.

5. How long did prohibition last?
(a) From 1919-1933.
(b) From 1930-1940.
(c) From 1921-1945.
(d) From 1910-1922.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of people want to become President?

2. What would Kurt use occasionally in jokes?

3. What type of bird are Kurt and his typist trying to attract?

4. What is humor a physiological response to?

5. Where does the typist live?

(see the answer key)

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