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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 publication did Green write some of his earliest reviews for?
(a) The Bookster.
(b) Booklist.
(c) Publisher's Weekly.
(d) Napster.

2. Which toy company produces Monopoly?
(a) Ideal Toys.
(b) Ravensburger.
(c) Wright.
(d) Hasbro.

3. What movie's opening sequence does Green improbably say is one of the best film moments of all time?
(a) Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure.
(b) Penguins of Madagascar.
(c) Indiana Jones.
(d) Star Wars.

4. Who stars in the movie Harvey?
(a) James Caan.
(b) James Robards.
(c) Jimmy Stewart.
(d) Paul Newman.

5. Which cosmonaut was the first human to float freely in space, as Green describes in his wintry mix review?
(a) Pieter Franov.
(b) Alexei Leonov.
(c) Jazclaw Dudzek.
(d) Laika Romanov.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which kind of organisms tend to have shorter temporal ranges than simple ones?

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

3. How many Canada Geese are estimated to be in the world today?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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