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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. Who wrote the play Liliom that debuted in Budapest in 1909?
(a) Vlolak Djokovic.
(b) Rodger Hammerstein.
(c) Ted Henry.
(d) Ferenc Molnar.

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

3. Which famous soccer player's performance does Green review at the end of Part II?
(a) Jerry Hines.
(b) Escobar.
(c) Pele.
(d) Jerzy Dudek.

4. Why did Northern Europeans often try not to say the word for "bear"?
(a) They did not have a word for bear.
(b) They had been told if they said the name, their parents would punish them.
(c) Bears were too sacred in their cultures to say their name.
(d) They feared saying the name would summon a bear.

5. Who discovered penicillin?
(a) Joseph Listerine.
(b) Alexander Fleming.
(c) Rosalind Franklin.
(d) James Ogston.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was the Lascaux Cave closed to the public eventually?

2. Who discovered the Lascaux Cave Paintings?

3. What does Green identify as probably the biggest shared challenge facing Twenty-first Century humans in the section on air-conditioning?

4. What were some of the subjects of the Lascaux Cave Paintings?

5. What was one of the top of the 10 things that Green said scared him on the podcast "10 Things That Scare Me"?

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