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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who said that 'religion is the opium of the people?'

2. What did Prometheus give to the humans?

3. Who does Hamlet stab through the curtains?

4. Why can Kurt not stand primitive people?

5. How old is Kurt at the time of writing?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Kurt feel about being an artist?

2. What does Kurt say is the most destructive drug of all? Do you agree?

3. What does Kurt say about Karl Marx's statements on religion?

4. What was Kurt's experience with Dresden?

5. How does Kurt feel about American socialists?

6. How does Kurt feel about the human race and their effect on nature?

7. What era did Kurt grow up in?

8. According to Kurt, what is the importance of an extended family compared to having a small family? Do you agree?

9. Who was Emma Lazarus?

10. What does Kurt say about what men and women want?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Research and write a short essay on humanism, including the foundations of the belief, major contributors, and well-known adherents.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay on the influence and effect of technology on the human race in the past and future. Be sure to address:

1) Benefits and dangers of technology.

2) Electronic communities and the future of socializing.

3) Whether or not you feel increasing technology is a positive trend, and why.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay on the Great Depression from an economic standpoint, examining its causes, effects, and solution. Be sure to address at least one of these points:

1) Political leadership and the Depression.

2) Differences and similarities between the Great Depression and recent economic crises in the United States.

3) The influence of the Great Depression on economics as a discipline.

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