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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Vonnegut believe about professional artists' opinions on vocal third parties, such as critics, curators, and collectors?
(a) They are happiest when they do not have to worry about other's opinions.
(b) They love to create work for collectors.
(c) They constantly ask for approval from critics, curators, and collectors.
(d) They like to receive criticism from third parties.

2. What does Vonnegut believe is the cause of mental illness?
(a) A cold is the main cause of mental illness.
(b) Mental illness is caused by the sufferer's environment.
(c) Early trauma causes mental illness.
(d) Mental illness is chemically based.

3. What is his home on Lake Maxincuckee?
(a) An unheated frame cottage on a bluff.
(b) A large cabin in the valley.
(c) A camping tent.
(d) A brownstone apartment

4. Vonnegut is enthusiastic about Pollock's work, but what does he feel is missing from Pollock's paintings?
(a) Color.
(b) Organization.
(c) Human figures.
(d) A horizon.

5. Why is Father desperate for uncritical female friendship?
(a) His wife says hateful, horrible things to him late at night.
(b) His daughter is very critical of him.
(c) His wife is thoughtful and caring.
(d) He has never had a female friend.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Vonnegut create during his summers at Lake Maxincuckee in southern Indiana?

2. Unlike many short-lived 20th-century art movements, what movement has more enthusiasts than ever?

3. What practical joke does Vonnegut play at an ROTC inspection?

4. Why did Jane Cox's relatives question her marriage to Vonnegut?

5. Who is the Cody, Wyoming, artist who is America's foremost adventurer in the Abstract Expressionist movement?

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