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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With what magazine does Vonnegut travel to Mozambique in 1990 to write an article?
(a) US News and World Report.
(b) National Geographic.
(c) The New Yorker.
(d) Parade.

2. What does Vonnegut miss from his youth?
(a) Friends from school.
(b) Freedom from knowing humans will render the planet uninhabitable.
(c) The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra.
(d) The Fourth of July Fireworks.

3. Who sponsors Vonnegut's 1990 trip to Mozambique?
(a) FREEDOM.
(b) CARE.
(c) World Vision.
(d) Audobon Society.

4. What is the date of Vonnegut's requiem's premier?
(a) October 13, 1998.
(b) October 13, 1988.
(c) March 13, 1988.
(d) March 13, 1998.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the composer who sets Vonnegut's Latin translation to music?

2. What is one thing Vonnegut mentions in his letter to the future?

3. What organization prevents Mozambicans from learning to read and write?

4. Who enacts the Latin requiem text in 1570?

5. Why does Vonnegut become cranky when hearing his requiem performed?

(see the answer key)

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