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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Vonnegut uses examinations of history, literature, psychology and what else to move his story forward?
(a) dance.
(b) automobiles.
(c) fashion.
(d) art.

2. What does the U.S. allow for 100 years before diagnosing it as a social disease and fighting it?
(a) Slavery.
(b) Depression.
(c) Civil war.
(d) Sexism.

3. The Reverend finds "Slaughterhouse Five", as well as "Deliverance" and "Catcher in the Rye," falling short in what way?
(a) In engaging society in healthy practices.
(b) In promoting his religious quest.
(c) In Buddhist doctrines.
(d) In Christian behavior and attitudes.

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

5. What is the name of Vonnegut's unfinished book depicting a doctor using talk therapy at Auschwitz to treat staff members' depression?
(a) SS Indianapolis.
(b) SS Psychiatrist.
(c) SS Auschwitz.
(d) SS Therapist.

Short Answer Questions

1. Vonnegut laments that people can say atrocious things in public, but he is charged with encouraging what?

2. What does Vonnegut assert is often Hemingway's male characters' greatest reward?

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

4. What does Vonnegut's degree in anthropology teach him about villains?

5. For what does the traditional requiem ask?

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