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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II (Pages 55 - 112, "Canada Geese" to "Penguins of Madagascar").

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many stars does Green give Canada geese?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 5.
(d) 2.

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

3. Who took ownership of the site of the Lascaux Cave Paintings after WWII?
(a) The French government.
(b) The U.S. Government.
(c) The Swiss government.
(d) The German government.

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

5. Why did Green spend so much time at the Hall of Presidents as a teenager?
(a) It had the best air-conditioning and he did not like the rest of Disney World.
(b) He was working on a book about one president in particular.
(c) He loved American history.
(d) He liked watching all the classes come through there.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many Canada Geese are estimated to be in the world today?

2. The lyrics from which song are etched in wrought iron at the gates of Anfield?

3. Whose life and death coincided roughly with appearances of Halley's Comet?

4. About how many copies of The Great Gatsby sell in a typical year in at the time of this book's publication in 2021?

5. What did a 2004 Cornell study find affected workplace productivity, as Green explains it in the section on air-conditioning?

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