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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the "mail-order muscle-builder" who "vulgarized" the term "Dynamic Tension," according to John in Chapter 47?
(a) William Cabes.
(b) Ron Walters.
(c) Charles Atlas.
(d) George Moakely.

2. What is the title of Chapter 19?
(a) "Vice-president in Charge of Volcanoes."
(b) "No More Mud."
(c) "Secret Agent X-9."
(d) "End of the World Delight."

3. What is the name of the prostitute that John talks to at the Cape Cod Room in Chapter 10?
(a) Anna.
(b) Sandra.
(c) Michelle.
(d) Marie.

4. How tall does Newt Hoenikker claim to be in his letter to John?
(a) 4' tall.
(b) 3'7" tall.
(c) 5' tall.
(d) 6' tall.

5. How is a "wampeter" defined in Chapter 24?
(a) "A wampeter is the onset of a kan-kan."
(b) "A wampeter is the pivot of a karass."
(c) "A wampeter is the rim of a karass."
(d) "A wampeter is the truth of humanity."

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title of Chapter 28?

2. 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?

3. What word refers to the instrument that brings a person into his "team" in the beliefs of Bokononists?

4. What was the name of the British destroyer that captured the German submarine that had taken Bokonon prisoner?

5. What is Mrs. Crosby's first name?

Short Essay Questions

1. What irony is revealed in Dr. Breed's assessments of Ilium's history in Chapter 13?

2. How is the theory of "Dynamic Tension" described in Chapter 47?

3. Who is Lyman Knowles and what does he represent in the novel?

4. What irony can be found in Dr. Breed's discussions of superstition in Chapters 16-18?

5. What project does Dr. Breed describe Dr. Hoenikker working on at the time of his death? What was Dr. Hoenikker's objective?

6. How is Miss Pefko characterized in the novel?

7. What is surprising to John when he encounters the Hoenikker burial plot in Chapters 29 and 30?

8. What is ironic about the scientific work done for the military at the General Forge and Foundry Company?

9. How does Bokononism influence the language style of the novel?

10. How does fate bring the narrator to San Lorenzo?

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