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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do many of Vonnegut's books, including this one, not include?
(a) Mammals.
(b) Social groups.
(c) Individual human beings.
(d) Fantasy creatures.

2. What does Dr. Robert Redfield insist every society passes through?
(a) The "Fauvist Society" stage.
(b) The "Modern Society" stage.
(c) The "Marxist Society" stage.
(d) The "Folk Society" stage.

3. Why is Vonnegut good with guns?
(a) His dad taught him how to shoot a gun.
(b) He has watched many war movies.
(c) He is part of the NRA.
(d) He is a Private First Class.

4. Why did Jane Cox's relatives question her marriage to Vonnegut?
(a) They do not trust Vonnegut.
(b) They think she is too young to marry.
(c) They worry about her getting mixed up with Germans.
(d) They think she is not healthy enough to marry.

5. What causes the author's mother's untreated insanity?
(a) A traumatic experience.
(b) Her mean husband.
(c) Her addiction to cocaine.
(d) Alcohol and prescribed barbituates.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Vonnegut tell 1990 graduates of the University of Rhode Island?

2. The Attorney General's Commission believes that sufferers of what disease get what they deserve?

3. Does Vonnegut believe that most civilians can be considered a "well-regulated militia?"

4. Who is nearing economic, legal, and social equality only in Vonnegut's lifetime?

5. What government authority has several of its members involved in financial or sexual atrocities, as well as advocating for civilians to be armed with assault rifles?

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