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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What university do Vonnegut's grandfather, father, uncle, and brother attend?
(a) IUPUI.
(b) Yale.
(c) MIT.
(d) Harvard.

2. What is the definition of this society of which Dr. Robert Redfield speaks?
(a) It is an organization that teaches folk dances of various cultures.
(b) It is an organization that encourages country living.
(c) It is a wide-spread belief in diversity and acceptance of others.
(d) It is isolated geographically and members agree on what life is about and behave uniformly.

3. Why are certain words in Rait's limerick replaced with the sound "dah" when recited on the BBC?
(a) The limerick is too long.
(b) This sound replaces dirty language.
(c) Rait made this adjustment to her limerick.
(d) It sounds funny.

4. After reading William Styron's DARKNESS VISIBLE how does Vonnegut classify those that are suicidal?
(a) Those that blame it on brain wiring and chemistry or those that blame the Universe
(b) They are either depressed or schizophrenic.
(c) Those that are severe and those that are minor.
(d) Those that leave notes and those that do not.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. To what does Vonnegut compare Bush's presidential campaign?

2. Where does Vonnegut meet his first wife?

3. What will bust up all cultures and create a Third-World planet?

4. Why are ex-hippies ashamed to belong to their social class?

5. What does Vonnegut believe most ancient writings, including the Bible, do?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Vonnegut different from other authors mentioned in this chapter?

2. What is the Folk Society?

3. How does Jane Cox deal with her loneliness when her children are grown and move out?

4. Do you think, based on the information given, Rita Rait enjoys winning the limerick contest? Why or why not?

5. How are ex-hippies more scarred than Vietnam veterans?

6. Why does Vonnegut believe Alcoholics Anonymous is the U.S.'s most nurturing contribution to planetary culture?

7. How is RENAMO destroying the beautiful country of Mozambique?

8. What does Vonnegut mean when he tells the MIT graduates that they have the power to turn loose or reign in enormous forces?

9. What does the "Kilimanjaro Device" give as an alternative to Hemingway's shooting himself in the head?

10. What terrible thing happens to sufferers of "Folk Society Deficiency," or FSD? Give an example.

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