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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 36-46.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Newt Hoenikker when the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima?
(a) 13.
(b) 9.
(c) 4.
(d) 6.

2. What is Chapter 31's title?
(a) "Gone, but Not Forgotten."
(b) "Another Breed."
(c) "The Marines March On."
(d) "End of the World Delight."

3. What is the name of the book that was given to Dr. Felix Hoenikker from a man in prison about the end of the world?
(a) 2000 A.D.
(b) Moby Dick.
(c) A Glimmer of Ice-nine.
(d) The Day the World Ended.

4. What is the title of Chapter 21?
(a) "End of the World Delight."
(b) "Vice-president in Charge of Volcanoes."
(c) "The Marines March On."
(d) "No More Mud."

5. What does Dr. Breed say that "pure research men" work on in Chapter 21?
(a) "What they are paid to research."
(b) "What they are told to research."
(c) "What fascinates them."
(d) "Facts that will help humanity."

Short Answer Questions

1. What does John claim Alfred Nobel invented in Chapter 32?

2. How long is the island of San Lorenzo described as in Chapter 38?

3. What does Dr. Breed's secretary say "God really is" in Chapter 26?

4. In what fraternity was the narrator a member during his college years?

5. What is defined by Bokonon as "a person who steers people away from a line of speculation by reducing that line . . . to an absurdity"?

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