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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. About how long did it take Earth to go from single-celled to multicellular life?
(a) Five hundred thousand years.
(b) One billion years.
(c) Three billion years.
(d) One million years.

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

3. What was America's first 24-hour news network?
(a) Fox.
(b) C-SPAN.
(c) CNN.
(d) MSNBC.

4. What video game does Green have fond memories of playing often while he was a child?
(a) Tetris.
(b) Pac Man.
(c) Leaves of Gold.
(d) Super Mario Kart.

5. What were the last words Maurice Sendak ever said in an interview?
(a) Onward!
(b) Take heart.
(c) We are all tired.
(d) Live your life.

Short Answer Questions

1. What country was the soccer player whose performance Green reviews in this section originally from?

2. When were the Lascaux Cave Paintings first discovered?

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

4. What is one main reason for the large-scale shift in human geography, according to Green?

5. Where did Green first see Doi's ink drawings for the first time?

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