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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. Who was one of Green's roommates in 2003 who was glued to CNN while America Invaded Iraq?
(a) Ursula.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Jennifer.
(d) Hassan.

2. Which kind of organisms tend to have shorter temporal ranges than simple ones?
(a) Complex ones.
(b) Land-based ones.
(c) Blue ones.
(d) Water-based ones.

3. How many stars does Green give to the Academic Decathlon?
(a) 5.
(b) 4 and a half.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

4. Where was the planetarium Green visited when he was 9 or 10?
(a) The Atlanta Science Center.
(b) The Chicago Science Center.
(c) San Francisco.
(d) The Orlando Science Center.

5. Why does Green like signing his name?
(a) It reminds him of his childhood.
(b) He likes to change the way he writes his signature.
(c) His father told him it was smart to practice singing his name and that it would increase his own intelligence.
(d) He finds it relaxing.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many stars does Green award to the Indianapolis 500?

2. What has happened to the weather over the last 100 years or so, as Green mentions in his essay on Air-Conditioning?

3. How many stars does Green give to the video game he reviews in Part IV?

4. Who wrote the song Auld Lang Syne?

5. Where did Green take notes for most of his life?

(see the answer key)

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