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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is one thing Vonnegut mentions in his letter to the future?
(a) Future generations need to use more petroleum for fuel.
(b) Leaders of the future should fix the environment issues through scientific discoveries.
(c) Countries in the future should stop communicating with one another.
(d) Today's rulers need to stop thinking science can fix anything for $1 trillion.

2. To what does Vonnegut compare Bush's presidential campaign?
(a) East Germany propaganda.
(b) Nazi propaganda.
(c) Pornographic sleaze.
(d) Perfect example of democracy.

3. What do the free speech provisions of the First Amendment make Vonnegut want to do?
(a) Throw up.
(b) Cry.
(c) Cheer.
(d) Sing.

4. Unlike many short-lived 20th-century art movements, what movement has more enthusiasts than ever?
(a) Post Modernism.
(b) Impressionism.
(c) Abstract Expressionism.
(d) Photo Realism.

5. Even after many years, what is imprinted in Vonnegut's mind?
(a) Geist Lake where he went boating.
(b) Lake Michigan where he played in the sand.
(c) Lake Maxincuckee where he swims with his siblings.
(d) Culver Lake where he is a lifeguard.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author pictures his father as what fictional character waiting for a prince to awaken his career?

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

3. What limits Algren's popularity?

4. With whom does Vonnegut travel to Mozambique?

5. To what does Vonnegut compare the lyrics of the new requiem setting?

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