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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (Pages 169 - 222, "The Indianapolis 500" - "Wintry Mix").

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who launched CNN?
(a) Richard Rodark.
(b) Rupert Murdoch.
(c) Henry James.
(d) Ted Turner.

2. What did a 2004 Cornell study find affected workplace productivity, as Green explains it in the section on air-conditioning?
(a) Whether or not there were snacks available.
(b) How many books were in the office.
(c) How much caffeine workers consumed.
(d) Office temperature.

3. What has happened to the weather over the last 100 years or so, as Green mentions in his essay on Air-Conditioning?
(a) It has gotten colder.
(b) It has stayed the same.
(c) He does not mention the weather in this section.
(d) It has gotten hotter.

4. Who wrote the song Auld Lang Syne?
(a) Mick Jagger.
(b) Robert Burns.
(c) Rick Astley.
(d) Shakespeare.

5. What does Green say the teddy bear is a reminder of?
(a) The comfort of a parent's gift on Christmas morning.
(b) The astonishing power of contemporary humanity.
(c) The ways in which misconceptions are perpetuated.
(d) The wonders of childhood.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many stars does Green award to Doi's drawings?

2. Where does Indianapolis rank as far as size in the United States in Green's review of Indianapolis?

3. Who was one of Green's roommates in 2003 who was glued to CNN while America Invaded Iraq?

4. Which poet does Green cite in his review on Harvey?

5. What does Green write is one of the terrible consequences of excruciating pain?

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