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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the 'sappy woman' about to have?
(a) Surgery.
(b) A baby.
(c) A fit.
(d) A party.

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

3. Who wrote The Tin Men?
(a) Claire Tomalin.
(b) Max Reinhardt.
(c) Michael Frayn.
(d) Werner Heisenberg.

4. What can the devil cite for his purpose?
(a) Peer-reviewed articles.
(b) Encyclopedias.
(c) Scripture.
(d) Websites.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a lot less friendly to Kurt now that he is 82?

2. What type of people are not welcome in Washington at the time of writing?

3. What are the people that Kurt blames for ruining America born without?

4. According to Kurt, what are we not born with?

5. What does each short chapter in "Cat's Cradle" represent?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Kurt feel about his Uncle Alex? What did he learn from him?

2. According to Kurt, what do humanists believe?

3. What does Kurt say about the value of books?

4. What is Kurt's theory about time?

5. How does Kurt feel about the Bush administration and the way it gained power?

6. What does Kurt say the book is about?

7. What does Kurt say about the war with Mexico?

8. What have the PPs done to the country?

9. According to Kurt, what has his children's generation inherited?

10. How does Kurt feel about music?

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