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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. How have humans destroyed the planet?
(a) Atomic weapons.
(b) Overpopulation.
(c) By cutting down the rainforest.
(d) Fossil fuels.

2. What type of missiles do nuclear submarines fire?
(a) Poseidon.
(b) Zeus.
(c) Ares.
(d) Taranis.

3. What was Kurt to older people at the dinner table when he was very young?
(a) Boring.
(b) Intriguing.
(c) Annoying.
(d) Interesting.

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

5. When did Emma Lazarus write her famous sonnet about the 'poor,' 'wretched,' and 'homeless?'
(a) 1867.
(b) 1883.
(c) 1872.
(d) 1855.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a Luddite?

2. What book series did Jill Krementz read when she was young?

3. What do humanists not believe in?

4. What are the people that Kurt blames for ruining America born without?

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

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