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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 27-33.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the end of Chapter 12, what does Fulghum claim would make a good bumper sticker for the eighties?
(a) "Love and learn."
(b) "I may be wrong."
(c) "Don't look now."
(d) "I can fix it."

2. In Chapter 5 about the abacus, Fulghum claims there are millions of people that still use the abacus. Where are these people located?
(a) South America.
(b) Europe.
(c) North America.
(d) Asia.

3. When Fulghum talks about the people that are always prepared and organized in Chapter 20, what object does he say these people have that work and they actually know where they are?
(a) Flashlight.
(b) Smoke detector.
(c) Fire extinguisher.
(d) Jumper cables.

4. Fulghum says that if the population of the earth were to increase at the present rate, then by what year would the total mass of humans be equal to the mass of the earth?
(a) 2590.
(b) 2550.
(c) 3530.
(d) 3500.

5. What was the total population of the earth during the time of Julius Caesar?
(a) 160 million.
(b) 200 million.
(c) 150 million.
(d) 210 million.

Short Answer Questions

1. What time do the animals under Fulghum's porch chose to mate in Chapter 10?

2. How old were the two cousins that Fulghum remembers riding home with in the back of a pickup truck?

3. What kind of tablet is in the British Museum that Fulghum mentions in Chapter 32?

4. Charles Boyer sat by his wife's bedside to provide her with hope and cheer day and night for how long?

5. What kind of fantasy does Fulghum have that he talks about in Chapter 20?

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