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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III (Pages 114 - 168, "Piggly Wiggly" to "Kentucky Bluegrass").

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many stars does Green give to Diet Dr. Pepper?
(a) 4.
(b) 1.
(c) 5.
(d) 3 and 1/2.

2. 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 hotter.
(b) He does not mention the weather in this section.
(c) It has stayed the same.
(d) It has gotten colder.

3. Which soccer player did the player whose performance Green reviews in this section mimic to bring his team the championship?
(a) Henry Simpson.
(b) Pele.
(c) Escobar.
(d) Bruce Grobbelaar.

4. Where did Green often visit during his childhood?
(a) Disney World.
(b) Mount Rushmore.
(c) Mount Washington.
(d) Six Flags Adventure.

5. Who were the original makers of the first teddy bear, according to Green?
(a) Henderson Toy company.
(b) Morris and Rose Mitchom.
(c) Chris and Angstron Harlow.
(d) The Wright Brothers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Vince Lombardi famously say about winning in Green's section on the yips?

2. What brand of hot dogs is the Coney Island hot dog eating contest named after?

3. Where did Green's grandfather work, as he writes in the first review of Part III?

4. Who urges Green to first participate in the Academic Decathlon?

5. When did the famous Coney Island hot dog eating contest begin?

(see the answer key)

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