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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What other jobs has Vonnegut had?

2. Vonnegut's 1990 article in the New York Times observes that American humorists/satirists grow to be what past a certain age?

3. The "Religious Revival" Vonnegut describes has two commandments. What are they?

4. As a writer Vonnegut is an anthropologist and writes about what acculturated primitive people?

5. What is an example of a book that Vonnegut believes moralizes?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is the Italian translator, Roberta Rambelli, Vonnegut's favorite?

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

3. What is Vonnegut's opinion on war?

4. Although the subtitle of SLAUGHTERHOUSE FIVE is "The Children's Crusade," what are the average ages mentioned of those who died in war?

5. What are two reasons Vonnegut is skeptical of Christianity?

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

7. Why should many people take offense to privileged Vonnegut?

8. What is the Folk Society?

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

10. What are some examples of humorists who have lost their humor after a certain age? How has their humor been lost?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Today's rulers are doing nothing to Nature's stern but reasonable surrender terms.

Part 1) Do you agree with this statement? Why or why not?

Part 2) What efforts do you make to help the planet?

Part 3) How do you see our planet in 1,000 years?

Essay Topic 2

Dresden was firebombed in retaliation for previous attacks on the British during World War II.

Part 1) Was Dresden a good choice for the military to bomb? Why or why not?

Part 2) How would you feel if you had been a POW in Dresden during the firebombing?

Part 3) Are there any cities in the world that have been bombed but you feel shouldn't have been?

Essay Topic 3

Television has created a generation that needs not fight to be disillusioned about war.

Part 1) Give examples of how television has been able to do this.

Part 2) Name two other ways television has bettered our society. Explain.

Part 3) What other technology has bettered our world? Explain.

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