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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In his letter to the future, what does Vonnegut say today's rulers are doing to Nature's stern but reasonable surrender terms?
(a) Conserving energy.
(b) Working towards a peacable agreement.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Limiting waste.

2. Who is the composer of the new requiem setting?
(a) Robert Samels.
(b) Andrew Lloyd Webber.
(c) Celine Dion.
(d) Josh Groban.

3. Vonnegut references what Biblical story to his belief that people find life too hard and disappointing to act on repairing it?
(a) Adam and Eve not taking a bite from the forbidden fruit.
(b) Buddha sitting by the tree, but not becoming enlightened.
(c) Noah's Ark, as a sinking vessel with half its animals already dead.
(d) The Last Supper, with Jesus accusing Mark instead of Judas.

4. Who enacts the Latin requiem text in 1570?
(a) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
(b) Pope Pius V.
(c) Leonardo da Vinci.
(d) Pope John II.

5. Why is Vonnegut drawn to the text?
(a) The English translation, to Vonnegut, is beautiful, and a work of genius.
(b) It is an English translation that, to Vonnegut, speaks of sadism and masochism.
(c) Vonnegut does would like to know the meaning of the Requiem, but does not understand Latin.
(d) The composer has made several grammatical mistakes in the English text.

Short Answer Questions

1. What choir performs Vonnegut's requiem?

2. How is the character Bill Pilgrim different from Joe Crone?

3. With whom does Vonnegut travel to Mozambique?

4. Who sponsors Vonnegut's 1990 trip to Mozambique?

5. Who is the model for Vonnegut's Bill Pilgrim in SLAUGHTERHOUSE FIVE?

(see the answer key)

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