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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. When was the Tyrannosaurus rex first named?
(a) 1925.
(b) 1905.
(c) 1999.
(d) 1940.
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?
(a) Lemmings.
(b) Cats.
(c) Deer.
(d) Bears.
3. About how many copies of The Great Gatsby sold in a year by around 1960?
(a) 1,000,000.
(b) 100,000.
(c) 30,000.
(d) 50,000.
4. Where did Green get a Staphylococcus aureus infection several years before writing the book?
(a) In his ankle.
(b) In his brain.
(c) In his hand.
(d) In his eye.
5. Who wrote the book The Great Gatsby?
(a) Maya Angelou.
(b) F. Scott Fitzgerald.
(c) C.S. Lewis.
(d) Langston Hughes.
Short Answer Questions
1. Which soccer player did the player whose performance Green reviews in this section mimic to bring his team the championship?
2. Which kind of organisms tend to have shorter temporal ranges than simple ones?
3. Who was the hunting guide who wounded the bear in 1902 that indirectly gave rise to the name "Teddy Bear"?
4. How many stars does Green give to Diet Dr. Pepper?
5. How many stars does green award to the Hall of Presidents?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is one of the big mysteries around Halley's Comet, according to Green?
2. What is the paradox of air-conditioning, according to Green?
3. What does Green think of the Hall of Presidents at Disney World?
4. What does Green think of Canada geese today?
5. How does air-conditioning highlight matters of wealth and climate inequality?
6. What aspects of how humans treated the Lascaux Cave Paintings does Green find encouraging?
7. What misconceptions does Green say most people have about velociraptors?
8. Why does Green like Halley's Comet?
9. What habit did Green eventually replace smoking with that he feels is much less harmful?
10. What does Green say really happened in the incident with Teddy Roosevelt and the bear that he and his group were hunting?
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