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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Kurt's limit for alcoholic drinks?
(a) Four.
(b) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) One.

2. According to Kurt Vonnegut, who wrote the greatest American short story?
(a) Robert Enrico.
(b) Emily Dickenson.
(c) Ambrose Bierce.
(d) William McKinley.

3. Who knows more about the spirit world than anyone else?
(a) Madame Blatvatsky.
(b) Umedram Lalbhai.
(c) David Blaine.
(d) Uri Geller.

4. What was there a large number of on the radio?
(a) Brilliant newscasters.
(b) Commercials.
(c) Talented voice actors.
(d) Top comedians.

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

6. Why can Kurt not stand primitive people?
(a) He can never talk to them.
(b) They cannot read his books.
(c) They died a long time ago.
(d) They are stupid.

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

8. In what year did Albert Camus win a Nobel Prize for literature?
(a) 1957.
(b) 1968.
(c) 1942.
(d) 1892.

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

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

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

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

13. What type of bird are Kurt and his typist trying to attract?
(a) Bluebirds.
(b) Robins.
(c) Killdeers.
(d) Mourning Doves.

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

15. What is the location for the first oil well in America?
(a) Oil City.
(b) Titusville.
(c) New Castle.
(d) Dalton.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Kurt used to 'laugh his head off' at?

2. What does the woman behind the counter at the newsstand have between her eyes?

3. What is Kurt's ancestry?

4. What does 'endogamous' mean?

5. What is the youngest child in a family?

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