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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. What type of engine did the Saab cars have in Kurt's day?

2. What would Ivan the Terrible nail to your head if you disagreed with him?

3. According to Kurt, why to foreigners hate Americans?

4. What did the young man from Seattle have to take off?

5. Where was the election 'shamelessly rigged?'

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Kurt's hero?

2. What debate does Kurt have with the man who does not give his address?

3. Why does Kurt think the suicide rate of slave owners was higher than the suicide rate of slaves?

4. What does Kurt say is all he really ever wanted to do?

5. Do you think that humans are really too 'cheap and lazy' to save the planet?

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

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

8. What have the PPs done to the country?

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

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

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 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.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay in an informal style that describes what it is like to pursue art as a career. The essay should focus upon:

1) Difficulties faced by those seeking to make money from art.

2) The chances of being able to make a comfortable living from art.

3) How you would feel if your children wanted to be professional artists.

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