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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. When will Halley's Comet be five times closer to the Earth than it was in 1986?
(a) 2261.
(b) 2061.
(c) 2381.
(d) 2181.

2. Who is Indianapolis's favorite literary son, according to Green?
(a) C.S. Lewis.
(b) Kurt Vonnegut.
(c) George Orwell.
(d) F. Scott Fitzgerald.

3. Who said "Very little in history is inevitable," as Green cites this person in his review of Plague?
(a) Joseph Stalin.
(b) Margaret Atwood.
(c) Winston Churchill.
(d) Hellen Keller.

4. Where did Green often visit during his childhood?
(a) Mount Washington.
(b) Disney World.
(c) Six Flags Adventure.
(d) Mount Rushmore.

5. How old was Green when he began participating in the Academic Decathlon in his review on the same subject?
(a) About 14 or 15.
(b) 9.
(c) 12.
(d) 18.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is one reason Green likes Halley's Comet?

4. Where did Green once work as a student chaplain?

5. Who is most often credited with creating Monopoly?

(see the answer key)

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