A Man Without a Country Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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A Man Without a Country Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was Powers Hapgood's occupation after graduating from Harvard?
(a) Coal miner.
(b) Doctor.
(c) Economist.
(d) Lawyer.

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

4. According to Kurt, what are the arts?
(a) All of the above.
(b) 'Not a way to make a living.'
(c) 'A way of making life more bearable.'
(d) 'A way to make your soul grow.'

5. What is a Luddite?
(a) A person who hates new technology.
(b) An idiot with no respect for those with more intelligence.
(c) A religious zealot.
(d) A slow, lazy person.

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

7. What does a dog do when he can't get out of a gate?
(a) Growl.
(b) Make meaningless gestures.
(c) Start scratching and digging.
(d) All of the above.

8. What does Kurt say made North America into a 'virgin continent?'
(a) Mother nature.
(b) Hard work.
(c) The grace of God.
(d) Genocide.

9. Who made Kurt's first car?
(a) Studebaker.
(b) Chevrolet.
(c) Volvo.
(d) Ford.

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

11. Where does the typist live?
(a) Bethel.
(b) New Jersey.
(c) New Orleans.
(d) Woodstock.

12. What does 'endogamous' mean?
(a) Lazy, dishonest, and entitled.
(b) Adept at business.
(c) Marrying within one's own social group.
(d) Mistrustful of immigrants.

13. How many pages would Kurt type before making corrections with a pencil?
(a) As many as he could in an hour.
(b) Fifty or so.
(c) Five or six.
(d) About twenty.

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

15. At what age did Kurt start smoking?
(a) Eighteen.
(b) Ten.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Twenty-one.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Kurt think Shakespeare did not believe in?

2. How does Kurt feel about the woman behind the counter?

3. How many relatives did Kurt's friend in Nigeria have?

4. What type of missiles do nuclear submarines fire?

5. What word does Kurt use to describe today's 'corporate oligarchs?'

(see the answer keys)

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