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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What choir performs Vonnegut's requiem?
(a) Hindu choir.
(b) United Methodist choir.
(c) The Mormon Tabernacle Choir.
(d) Universalist Unitarian choir.

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

3. What is World Vision?
(a) A Buddhist charity bringing peace to other cultures.
(b) An American optometrist organization bringing glasses to the underpriveledged.
(c) A Muslim organization bringing the teachings of Mohammed to other cultures.
(d) An American Christian charity bringing supplies to refugees.

4. To what does Vonnegut compare the lyrics of the new requiem setting?
(a) The Spanish Inquisition.
(b) The Tang Dynasty.
(c) The 100 Years War.
(d) The Renaissance.

5. How is the character Bill Pilgrim different from Joe Crone?
(a) They are from different cities in the United States.
(b) Joe Crone starves himself to death, while Bill Pilgrim returns home to become an optometrist.
(c) Bill Pilgrim is shy and sad, while Joe Crone is an enthusiastic extrovert.
(d) Bill Pilgrim commits suicide, while Joe Crone become a doctor.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what does the traditional requiem ask?

2. What is the date of Vonnegut's requiem's premier?

3. With what magazine does Vonnegut travel to Mozambique in 1990 to write an article?

4. Requiem masses are customarily sung in what language?

5. What does Vonnegut miss from his youth?

(see the answer key)

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