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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V (Pages 223 - 274, "The Hotdogs of Baejarins Beztu Pylsur" to "Three Farmers on Their Way to a Dance").

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which soccer player did the player whose performance Green reviews in this section mimic to bring his team the championship?
(a) Escobar.
(b) Pele.
(c) Henry Simpson.
(d) Bruce Grobbelaar.

3. Why does Green think Auld Lang Syne is so popular in movies?
(a) It is a short song.
(b) It is a happy song.
(c) It is a song everyone knows.
(d) It is in the public domain.

4. In his review of Plague, what years were the worst for that disease in terms of recorded deaths, according to Green?
(a) 1415 - 1417.
(b) 1425 - 1428.
(c) 1400 - 1403.
(d) 1347 - 1351.

5. How does Green try to solve his problem with the creature eating his garden?
(a) He uses sonic devices to keep the creature away.
(b) He traps the creature and moves it to a different location.
(c) He kills the creature.
(d) He plants a small garden just for the creature to eat.

Short Answer Questions

1. When will Halley's Comet be five times closer to the Earth than it was in 1986?

2. At the end of Part II, what animal does Green say is terribly misunderstood in our culture because of a decades-old Disney documentary?

3. How many stars does Green give velociraptors?

4. Which cosmonaut was the first human to float freely in space, as Green describes in his wintry mix review?

5. Where was the planetarium Green visited when he was 9 or 10?

(see the answer key)

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