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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the newsstand that Kurt goes to?
(a) 48th Street.
(b) 22nd Street.
(c) 56th Street.
(d) 43rd Street.

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

3. What has 'beat the heck' out of Kurt Vonnegut?
(a) Regret.
(b) Morality.
(c) Progress.
(d) Ignorance.

4. What ate Prometheus' liver?
(a) Worms.
(b) Wolves.
(c) Eagles.
(d) Cockroaches.

5. What does the man turn into at the end of Franz Kafka's story?
(a) A cockroach.
(b) A success.
(c) A martyr.
(d) A liar and a cheat.

6. What is Kurt going to do?
(a) Sue a tobacco company.
(b) Sleep with children.
(c) Run for President.
(d) Write another book.

7. What is the name of the first story that Kurt demonstrates with a line graph?
(a) Man in Trouble.
(b) Man in Hole.
(c) Man in World.
(d) Man in Love.

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

9. Who said that 'religion is the opium of the people?'
(a) Joseph Stalin.
(b) Karl Marx.
(c) Adolph Hitler.
(d) Mao Zedong.

10. Why is "Hamlet" a masterpiece?
(a) It is true.
(b) It was written by Shakespeare.
(c) It is popular.
(d) It was liked by the Araphos.

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

12. What is humor a physiological response to?
(a) Absurdity.
(b) Ridiculousness.
(c) Pain.
(d) Fear.

13. What type of missiles do nuclear submarines fire?
(a) Taranis.
(b) Poseidon.
(c) Zeus.
(d) Ares.

14. What was the name of Kurt's high school?
(a) Hilltop High School.
(b) Brock High School.
(c) Shortridge High School.
(d) Cliffton High School.

15. What device made of steel does Kurt use for his paper?
(a) Staple.
(b) Paperweight.
(c) Paperclip.
(d) Paper cutter.

Short Answer Questions

1. What can a prince do?

2. What can Kurt not imagine a funny book about?

3. During what time period did Kurt grow up?

4. Why can Kurt not stand primitive people?

5. What did the Victorians not discuss?

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