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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V (Pages 223 - 274, "The Hotdogs of Baejarins Beztu Pylsur" to "Three Farmers on Their Way to a Dance").

Multiple Choice Questions

1. About how long did it take Earth to go from single-celled to multicellular life?
(a) One billion years.
(b) One million years.
(c) Five hundred thousand years.
(d) Three billion years.

2. What kind of stores did the Piggly Wiggly push out of business?
(a) Shoe stores.
(b) Iron mines.
(c) Big-box retailers.
(d) Small general stores.

3. Where was Green working when he had what he describes as a mental health crisis in the section on Harvey?
(a) Harley Magazine.
(b) The Orlando Space Center.
(c) Publisher's Weekly.
(d) Booklist.

4. What were some of the earliest typewriter keys made out of, according to Green?
(a) Ebony and ivory.
(b) Silicone.
(c) Limestone.
(d) Marble.

5. How old was Green when he began participating in the Academic Decathlon in his review on the same subject?
(a) 18.
(b) 9.
(c) 12.
(d) About 14 or 15.

Short Answer Questions

1. What plays a significant role in the outcome of the video game Green reviews in Part IV?

2. What does Green say the teddy bear is a reminder of?

3. What word did Green and his friends use to connote artificiality during his teenage years?

4. Who took ownership of the site of the Lascaux Cave Paintings after WWII?

5. Why did Northern Europeans often try not to say the word for "bear"?

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