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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Vonnegut believe is declining but could return?
(a) Genocide.
(b) Corporal punishment.
(c) Sexism.
(d) Racism.

3. To what does Vonnegut compare the lyrics of the new requiem setting?
(a) The Renaissance.
(b) The Spanish Inquisition.
(c) The Tang Dynasty.
(d) The 100 Years War.

4. How are Vonnegut and Elie Wiesel the same?
(a) They both have pet dogs.
(b) They share a German surname.
(c) They are cousins.
(d) They are both Jewish.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Vonnegut believes that the goal in the U.S. is only to train intelligent, well-educated people to do what?

3. What is the best reason for why Vonnegut's family keeps his mother's insanity and suicide a secret?

4. Who founds the Indianapolis chapter of Alcoholics Anonymous in 1955?

5. What tribal name do the Vonneguts give themselves?

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