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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (Pages 169 - 222, "The Indianapolis 500" - "Wintry Mix").

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Green identify as probably the biggest shared challenge facing Twenty-first Century humans in the section on air-conditioning?
(a) Drug addiction.
(b) Climate change.
(c) Political division.
(d) Food shortages.

2. Who launched CNN?
(a) Rupert Murdoch.
(b) Richard Rodark.
(c) Ted Turner.
(d) Henry James.

3. Why was the Lascaux Cave closed to the public eventually?
(a) The government started charging admission and there was a legal dispute.
(b) The cave was being used by animals for their nests.
(c) The cave was flooded.
(d) People's viewing of the paintings was destroying them with mold and wear and tear.

4. What does Green think about the amount of shared resources we devote to our lawn grass?
(a) It is not enough.
(b) It is a staggeringly large amount.
(c) It is just right.
(d) He has never thought about this question.

5. How many stars does Green give to the video game he reviews in Part IV?
(a) 4.
(b) 4 and a half.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

Short Answer Questions

1. What items did Green find particularly comforting to look over when he was being bullied at school as a child?

2. In the review on the Bonneville Salt Flats, who does Green say is his favorite person?

3. What is the largest nonreligious gathering of humans on earth every year, according to Green?

4. What creature does Green find a nuisance in his garden?

5. Where and when did the first Piggly Wiggly open?

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