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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, "Do You Know What A Twerp Is?".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Kurt write "Slaughterhouse Five?"
(a) 1968.
(b) 1969.
(c) 1951.
(d) 1972.

2. What did Kurt used to 'laugh his head off' at?
(a) Laurel and Hardy.
(b) Abbot and Costello.
(c) Laverne and Shirley.
(d) Thelma and Louise.

3. What is the United States government conducting a war against?
(a) Communism.
(b) Atheism.
(c) Drugs.
(d) Infidelity.

4. What does Freud call laughless jokes?
(a) Maternal humor.
(b) Dead humor.
(c) Silent humor.
(d) Gallows humor.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is it improper to do to a soldier when he returns home?

2. What would Kurt use occasionally in jokes?

3. What did Kurt study in university?

4. How long would Kurt listen to the radio each day?

5. What is the youngest child in a family?

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