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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is Kurt's ancestry?
(a) English.
(b) Russian.
(c) Dutch.
(d) German.

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

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

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

6. How many men did the British government execute for 'machine breaking' in 1813?
(a) 102.
(b) 4,321.
(c) 17.
(d) 55.

7. How many relatives did Kurt's friend in Nigeria have?
(a) Six.
(b) Sixty.
(c) Six hundred.
(d) Twenty-three.

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

9. What comprises George and Laura Bush's extended family?
(a) Judges.
(b) Lawyers.
(c) Senators.
(d) All of the above.

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

11. What was Kurt to older people at the dinner table when he was very young?
(a) Interesting.
(b) Boring.
(c) Annoying.
(d) Intriguing.

12. Who was unsure about Jane Marie's decision to marry a German?
(a) An uncle.
(b) Her father.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her cousins and brothers.

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

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

15. How much older is Kurt's sister than he?
(a) Six months.
(b) Four years.
(c) Three years.
(d) Five years.

Short Answer Questions

1. During what time period did Kurt grow up?

2. What type of line describes the story of "Hamelt?"

3. What is the location for the first oil well in America?

4. What was the only way Kurt could get into an adult conversation when he was young?

5. When did Kurt ask Jane Marie Cox to marry him?

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