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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. How old was Robert Burns when he died?
(a) 80.
(b) 45.
(c) 72.
(d) 37.

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

3. What other board game does playing Monopoly sometimes make Green think about?
(a) Universal Paperclips.
(b) Sorry!
(c) Settlers of Catan.
(d) Sequence.

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

5. How many stars does Green award to the Indianapolis 500?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 3 and a half.
(d) 5.

Short Answer Questions

1. What rating does Green give the song "You'll Never Walk Alone"?

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

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

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

5. Who wrote the song Auld Lang Syne?

(see the answer key)

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