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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Einstein is quoted as saying that something is more important than information. What did Einstein say was more important than information?
(a) Knowledge.
(b) Foresight.
(c) Wisdom.
(d) Imagination.

2. What is the name of Fulghum's uncle who drives the old pickup truck in Chapter 17?
(a) Roscoe.
(b) Rex.
(c) Richard.
(d) Randy.

3. In Chapter 26, Fulghum talks about playing giants, wizards, and dwarfs with how many children?
(a) Eighty.
(b) Forty.
(c) Fifty.
(d) Sixty.

4. What kind of pickup truck does Fulghum remember riding home in on a summer's eve?
(a) GM.
(b) Dodge.
(c) Ford.
(d) Chrysler.

5. How much does the boy charge who asks to rake Fulghum's yard?
(a) $1 a yard.
(b) $5 a yard.
(c) $5 an hour.
(d) $1 an hour.

6. What is the name of the tavern that Fulghum talks about visiting in Chapter 35?
(a) The Hillbillie Tavern.
(b) The Lowrider Tavern.
(c) The Buffalo Tavern.
(d) The Mooncrest Tavern.

7. What does Fulghum claim is the main objective of people who go to the tavern in Chapter 35?
(a) To eat some grub.
(b) To listen to the live band.
(c) To dance.
(d) To drink away their sorrows.

8. When the man in Chapter 16 was testing his theory on whether you can trust people, how many taxi drivers out of thirty-seven cheated him?
(a) Four.
(b) Fifteen.
(c) One.
(d) Ten.

9. 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) 2550.
(b) 2590.
(c) 3500.
(d) 3530.

10. What kind of vest does the Indian wear who enters the tavern in Chapter 35?
(a) Leather.
(b) Sheep's skin.
(c) Checkered.
(d) Beaded.

11. In Chapter 16, what is the name of the man who tested the theory that you can't trust anyone?
(a) Sam Benson.
(b) Brandon Simpson.
(c) Steven Brill.
(d) Billy Swamp.

12. What is the name of the band that plays in the tavern that Fulghum talks about in Chapter 35?
(a) The Vivacious Living Wills.
(b) The Extraordinary Bug Lamps.
(c) The Dynamic Volcanic Logs.
(d) The Wondrous House Flies.

13. In Chapter 31, Fulghum claims that Beethoven defied his fate with what?
(a) Magnificence.
(b) Joy.
(c) Jubilation.
(d) Music.

14. What is contained on the tablet that is in the British Museum that Fulghum mentions in Chapter 32?
(a) A drawing of a family.
(b) A census report.
(c) A obituary report.
(d) A list of laws.

15. In Chapter 27, Fulghum says his wish for Christmas is that he wants to be how old for an hour?
(a) Ten.
(b) Five.
(c) Two.
(d) Eight.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was painted on the balloon that Jean-Francois Pilatre de Rozier got to ride in?

2. Fulghum tells the nice lady on the phone in Chapter 31 that he has depression lows that are so low he needs what to get out of them?

3. What does Fulghum claim is a blow to his self-image in Chapter 34?

4. What city did the man test the theory that no one can be trusted in Chapter 16?

5. What color of BMW motorcycle does Fulghum claim feels like him?

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