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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Vonnegut require of translators?
(a) They must do as he says.
(b) They must be more gifted writers than he and speak at least two languages, including his.
(c) They must ask him many questions about his work.
(d) They must speak Italian, English, as well as another language.

2. What features imperialism, the capture of other societies' lands, and treasure by arms?
(a) "Le Petit Prince."
(b) "The Nation."
(c) "The House of Mirth."
(d) "Hocus Pocus."

3. Who is the author of THE KILIMANJARO DEVICE?
(a) Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
(b) Jane Austen.
(c) Ray Bradbury.
(d) Mark Vonnegut.

4. The Reverend wants which amendment to conform to his version of Christianity?
(a) The Twenty-First Amendment.
(b) The First Amendment.
(c) The Second Amendment.
(d) The Twenty-Seventh Amendment.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Vonnegut say happens to American literary history, that "generations" of writers are separated by less than twenty years?

2. What does the U.S. allow for 100 years before diagnosing it as a social disease and fighting it?

3. What is the title of the book Jane writes about raising their kids on Cape Cod?

4. What Joseph Conrad novel depicts whites as highly evolved and others as monkeys without tails?

5. What mental illness does the author's son suffer and recover from?

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