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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 21.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who enacts the Latin requiem text in 1570?
(a) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
(b) Pope John II.
(c) Pope Pius V.
(d) Leonardo da Vinci.

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

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

4. What do Vonnegut's grown children jointly own?
(a) Their childhood home.
(b) The lake house.
(c) A publishing house.
(d) A condominium in New York City.

5. How many Americans are of German descent?
(a) One in four.
(b) One in three.
(c) One half.
(d) One in one hundred.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Vonnegut drawn to the text?

2. Who is the author of THE KILIMANJARO DEVICE?

3. Why did Jane Cox's relatives question her marriage to Vonnegut?

4. When does Vonnegut get sick?

5. Who does the author have die glamorously in an airplane crash into Mt. Kilimanjaro?

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