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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Vonnegut defends what freedom?
(a) Freedom of assembly.
(b) Freedom of religion.
(c) Freedom of the press.
(d) Freedom of speech.

2. He compares his adventures at Lake Maxincuckee to what explorer?
(a) Marco Polo.
(b) Leif Ericson.
(c) Christopher Columbus.
(d) Franz Ferdinand.

3. The author pictures his father as what fictional character waiting for a prince to awaken his career?
(a) Porky Pig.
(b) Cinderella.
(c) Snow White.
(d) Sleeping Beauty.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Requiem masses are customarily sung in what language?

2. The Attorney General's Commission believes that sufferers of what disease get what they deserve?

3. Vonnegut uses examinations of history, literature, psychology and what else to move his story forward?

4. What does Vonnegut's late grandfather, Bernard, whom Vonnegut never meets, scorn?

5. What do the free speech provisions of the First Amendment make Vonnegut want to do?

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