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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Kurt used to 'laugh his head off' at?
(a) Thelma and Louise.
(b) Laverne and Shirley.
(c) Laurel and Hardy.
(d) Abbot and Costello.

2. What does Kurt try not to do when he's being funny?
(a) Laugh.
(b) Explain.
(c) Offend.
(d) Smile.

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

4. What will Kurt tell readers from now on?
(a) When he is kidding.
(b) A very slanted version of events.
(c) Absolutely nothing worth reading.
(d) The truth and nothing but the truth.

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

6. How old is Kurt at the time of writing?
(a) Ninety-one.
(b) Sixty-three.
(c) Seventy-five.
(d) Eighty-two.

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

8. Who does Hamlet stab through the curtains?
(a) Polonius.
(b) His uncle.
(c) Horatio.
(d) His mother.

9. What is Kurt addicted to?
(a) Cigarettes.
(b) Alcohol.
(c) Sex.
(d) Cocaine.

10. How long would Kurt listen to the radio each day?
(a) As long as he could.
(b) An hour.
(c) As little as possible.
(d) In bits and pieces between meals and chores.

11. What did Kurt get a Master's degree in after the war?
(a) Chemistry.
(b) Anthropology.
(c) Psychology.
(d) Literature.

12. What did one of Kurt's ancestors buy when he came to America?
(a) A vineyard.
(b) A lot of beer.
(c) A brewery.
(d) A sizeable amount of stock in a beer company that then went bankrupt.

13. What did the Victorians not discuss?
(a) Technology.
(b) Religion.
(c) Sex.
(d) Class.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did one of Kurt's ancestors lose in battle?

2. Who built the first electric generator?

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

4. Why did Kurt have to talk to a cop?

5. What did Kurt study in university?

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