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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did humanists used to be referred to as?
(a) Free Thinkers.
(b) Masons.
(c) Libertines.
(d) Reformists.

2. What did the New York Times guarantee were in Iraq?
(a) Oil wells.
(b) Terrorists.
(c) American POWs.
(d) Weapons of mass destruction.

3. What country does Saab come from?
(a) France.
(b) India.
(c) Germany.
(d) Sweden.

4. What does each short chapter in "Cat's Cradle" represent?
(a) One day's work.
(b) A year of Kurt's life.
(c) Whatever you want it to.
(d) A stand-alone work of art.

5. How old is Kurt's house in Sagaponack, Long Island?
(a) Nearly 280 years old.
(b) Nearly 140 years old.
(c) Nearly 300 years old.
(d) Nearly 500 years old.

6. Which of Mark Twain's family and/or friends died before him?
(a) Two of his daughters.
(b) All of the above.
(c) His best friend.
(d) His wife.

7. 'The good Earth--we could have saved it, but we were too damn...'
(a) '...stupid to figure out how.'
(b) '...stubborn to do it.'
(c) '...busy playing golf.'
(d) '...cheap and lazy.'

8. What is the working title of Kurt's book?
(a) What Were We Thinking?
(b) More of God's Greatest Mistakes.
(c) If God Were Alive Today.
(d) Who Is This God Person Anyway?

9. How old was the woman?
(a) 45.
(b) 54.
(c) 34.
(d) 43.

10. What did Abbie Hoffman say was the new high?
(a) Orange peels taken intranasally.
(b) Banana peels taken rectally.
(c) Apple skins taken intraveinously.
(d) Lemon rind taken orally.

11. What is the only proof Kurt needs for the existence of God?
(a) Music.
(b) The singing of birds.
(c) His children.
(d) The sunrise.

12. What do humanists not believe in?
(a) Mercy.
(b) Jesus.
(c) The afterlife.
(d) Community.

13. What type of doctor is Kurt's son?
(a) Dermatologist.
(b) Surgeon.
(c) General Practitioner.
(d) Pediatrician.

14. How long ago did Kurt's business fail?
(a) 33 years ago.
(b) 11 years ago.
(c) 42 years ago.
(d) 26 years ago.

15. How old is Kurt's daughter, Lily?
(a) 22.
(b) 24.
(c) 21.
(d) 23.

Short Answer Questions

1. What makes life worth living for Kurt, other than music?

2. How much younger is Gil than Kurt?

3. What town did Kurt 'black out at high noon?'

4. Where are the visitors staying in New York?

5. Where is the sappy woman from?

(see the answer keys)

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