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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. Where does Vincent van Gogh decide to eventually go to school in "Vincent and Theo on AOL"?
(a) Harvard.
(b) DeVry.
(c) The Art Institute.
(d) Parsons.

2. Why does Sheldon want to get revenge on old classmates in "Revenge is a Dish Best Served Cold"?
(a) They stuffed him in lockers.
(b) They never paid attention to him.
(c) He never went on a date.
(d) They were taller than he.

3. What does Bruce's idea eventually become in "Lenny Bruce: The Making of a Sitcom"?
(a) The Dick Van Dyke show.
(b) Seinfeld.
(c) The Daily Show.
(d) The Andy Griffith Show.

4. What position does Fred Silverman hold at ABC in "Lenny Bruce: The Making of a Sitcom"?
(a) Head janitor.
(b) Vice president.
(c) Best Boy extra.
(d) CEO.

5. Who is Lenny Bruce in "Lenny Bruce: The Making of a Sitcom"?
(a) A hilarious comedian.
(b) An old ventriloquist.
(c) It is unclear.
(d) A circus performer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who produces Bill Gates' "contract of servitude" according to the narrator of "The Devil and William Gates"?

2. How long is the "contract of servitude" good for in "The Devil and William Gates"?

3. Whose clothing did Hitler wear as he escaped from the bunker in 1945 according to the narrator of "Adolf Hitler: the Larry King Interview"?

4. Whose fingerprints are exchanged with the Devil's in "The Devil and William Gates"?

5. Who does Hitler say he now hates in "Adolf Hitler: the Larry King Interview"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Compare and contrast the characters of the Devil and William Gates as described in the short story.

2. Which child on the "Five Under Five" list do you find most interesting?

3. Who is Sheldon Francis Stein in "Revenge is a Dish Best Served Cold"?

4. What message is Stewart trying to communicate in "Five Under Five"?

5. Who are Fred Silverman and Lenny Bruce as described in "Lenny Bruce: the Making of a Sitcom"?

6. What is the purpose of the last short story?

7. Why does Silverman finally have to cancel Bruce's contract in "Lenny Bruce: the Making of a Sitcom"?

8. What does Gates do in "The Devil and William Gates" in order to convince the Devil to give him all power?

9. Why does Stewart create a fake persona to pretend to be Vincent van Gogh on AOL?

10. Do you find the final short story amusing? Why or why not?

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