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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the first rule in creative writing?
(a) Write creatively.
(b) Do not use any punctuation whatsoever.
(c) Do not use colons.
(d) Do not use semicolons.

2. When did Kurt ask Jane Marie Cox to marry him?
(a) 1945.
(b) 1946.
(c) 1947.
(d) 1948.

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

4. What would Kurt use occasionally in jokes?
(a) Political references.
(b) Obscene words.
(c) Innuendos.
(d) Racial slurs.

5. How long has it taken humanity to destroy the planet?
(a) Two thousand years.
(b) Fewer than two hundred years.
(c) One thousand years.
(d) Five hundred years.

6. What is not an example of a 'crazy-making' game happening today?
(a) Liberalism.
(b) Girl's basketball.
(c) Religion.
(d) Love.

7. What is the name of Kurt's typist?
(a) Anne.
(b) Megan.
(c) Sharon.
(d) Carol.

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

9. What word does Kurt use to describe today's 'corporate oligarchs?'
(a) Bourgeois.
(b) Affluent.
(c) Elitist.
(d) Polyglot.

10. What type of water does Kurt prefer?
(a) Saltwater.
(b) Freshwater.
(c) Icewater.
(d) Running water.

11. Who did Kurt smoke marijuana with?
(a) Jimmy Hendrix.
(b) Bill Hicks.
(c) Led Zepellin.
(d) Jerry Garcia.

12. What was the only way Kurt could get into an adult conversation when he was young?
(a) By speaking loudly and quickly.
(b) By constantly interrupting.
(c) By breaking something or doing something naughty.
(d) By saying something really funny.

13. Why do so many people get divorced today?
(a) No extended families.
(b) People are unhappier these days.
(c) Divorce is more socially acceptable.
(d) Incompatible personalities.

14. Who built the first electric generator?
(a) John Mohler.
(b) Pieter Zeeman.
(c) Michael Faraday.
(d) Henry Goldman.

15. Who demonstrated that catastrophes are funny?
(a) Voltaire.
(b) Shakespeare.
(c) All of the above.
(d) Homer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of missiles do nuclear submarines fire?

2. What did Prometheus give to the humans?

3. What is Kurt's limit for alcoholic drinks?

4. What device made of steel does Kurt use for his paper?

5. What does the man turn into at the end of Franz Kafka's story?

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