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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Vonnegut drawn to the text?
(a) It is an English translation that, to Vonnegut, speaks of sadism and masochism.
(b) The composer has made several grammatical mistakes in the English text.
(c) Vonnegut does would like to know the meaning of the Requiem, but does not understand Latin.
(d) The English translation, to Vonnegut, is beautiful, and a work of genius.

2. Why does Vonnegut like to write pieces for Architectural Digest?
(a) As a tribute to his father and grandfather.
(b) He is an architect.
(c) As a tribute to his son, Mark.
(d) He loves architecture.

3. What does Vonnegut create during his summers at Lake Maxincuckee in southern Indiana?
(a) His first map of the world.
(b) Imaginary friends.
(c) Camp fires.
(d) A wooden canoe.

4. What does Vonnegut's degree in anthropology teach him about villains?
(a) The "villains" are art, music, and dance, not culture.
(b) The "villains" are culture, society, and history, not drugs.
(c) The "villains" are drugs, sex, and rock and roll.
(d) The "villains" are drugs, theft, and rape, not society.

5. In which art form does Father show promise before the Great Depression?
(a) Painting.
(b) Pottery.
(c) Sculpture.
(d) Printmaking.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of what consisting of upper and lower houses is Hemingway a member?

2. Dr. Nancy Andreassen finds that people in what profession tend to be depressive or come from depressive families more often than in the general public?

3. What happens to all writers?

4. What is his home on Lake Maxincuckee?

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

(see the answer key)

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