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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. What were some of the subjects of the Lascaux Cave Paintings?
(a) Waterways.
(b) Celestial bodies.
(c) Animals.
(d) Ghosts.

2. What did Coney Island used to be the capital of, according to Green?
(a) Skating.
(b) Hucksters.
(c) Prostitution.
(d) Friendship.

3. When was the Tyrannosaurus rex first named?
(a) 1999.
(b) 1940.
(c) 1925.
(d) 1905.

4. In the section on Auld Lang Syne, what does Green identify as one of the strangest and most beautiful moments in world history?
(a) The Easter Rising.
(b) The Armistice of 1921.
(c) The Bowling Green Accords.
(d) The Christmas Truce of 1914.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many stars does Green give air-conditioning?

2. When does the story of Diet Dr. Pepper begin, according to Green?

3. What was America's first 24-hour news network?

4. Who wrote the book The Great Gatsby?

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

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