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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What did the Chinese use gunpowder for?
(a) Fireworks.
(b) Cannons.
(c) Mining.
(d) Bombs.
2. What town did Kurt 'black out at high noon?'
(a) West Wood.
(b) Goodwood.
(c) Woods Hole.
(d) Woodstock.
3. According to tabloids, how long have alien anthropologists been studying the human race?
(a) Ten centuries.
(b) Ten generations.
(c) Ten minutes.
(d) Ten years.
4. What do vocal Christians demand be posted in public buildings?
(a) Signs that say 'Christians only.'
(b) The Sermon on the Mount.
(c) The Ten Commandments.
(d) Crucifixes.
5. How old is Kurt's house in Sagaponack, Long Island?
(a) Nearly 140 years old.
(b) Nearly 500 years old.
(c) Nearly 280 years old.
(d) Nearly 300 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. At the time of writing, what is the only way to learn what is going on?
(a) Books.
(b) Newspapers.
(c) Television.
(d) Blogs.
8. According to Kurt, why to foreigners hate Americans?
(a) For their money.
(b) For their jazz.
(c) For their arrogance.
(d) For their liberty.
9. What can Kurt not do well now that he is 82?
(a) Drive.
(b) Read road signs.
(c) Parallel park.
(d) Change gears.
10. How old was the woman?
(a) 34.
(b) 54.
(c) 45.
(d) 43.
11. In what country did Kurt experience the best rhythm-and-blues combo he had ever heard?
(a) Germany.
(b) England.
(c) Poland.
(d) Finland.
12. What was the 'sappy woman' about to have?
(a) A party.
(b) A baby.
(c) Surgery.
(d) A fit.
13. What did humanists used to be referred to as?
(a) Masons.
(b) Free Thinkers.
(c) Reformists.
(d) Libertines.
14. What does Kurt tell Joe he must do?
(a) Make the world a better place.
(b) Be kind.
(c) Be a saint.
(d) Live life to the fullest.
15. According to Kurt, what are we not born with?
(a) Imagination.
(b) Instinct.
(c) Passion.
(d) Intelligence.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who have landed in New York City?
2. What do humanists not believe in?
3. What did Kurt feel like doing to his Uncle Dan?
4. Who was the first to say 'do unto others...?'
5. What could a Saab drag at a stoplight?
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