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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, "Okay, Now Let's Have Some Fun".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What ethnic group did Kurt's friend in Nigeria belong to?
(a) Hausa.
(b) Ibo.
(c) Yoruba.
(d) Hutu.

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

3. When did the first crack appear between English and German Americans?
(a) The First World War.
(b) The Civil War.
(c) World War II.
(d) When the Germans first arrived.

4. What is a good way to hurt one's parents?
(a) Join the Marines.
(b) Teach democracy.
(c) Join Al Qaeda.
(d) Go into the arts.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. At what age did Kurt start smoking?

2. What does a dog do when he can't get out of a gate?

3. According to Kurt, what are the arts?

4. What do women want?

5. Who demonstrated that catastrophes are funny?

(see the answer key)

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