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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 16-20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who developed the first Soviet hydrogen bomb?
(a) President Johnson.
(b) Andrei Sakharov.
(c) President Roosevelt.
(d) Hitler.

2. What addiction does Vonnegut claim is possible for people?
(a) Dancing.
(b) Singing.
(c) Writing.
(d) Reading.

3. What battle does Vonnegut mention fighting in during World War II?
(a) Battle of Bug.
(b) Battle of the Bulge.
(c) Battle of the Brave.
(d) Battle of the Brush.

4. What does Vonnegut bemoan losing appreciation for during the timequake?
(a) Reading.
(b) Sleeping.
(c) Talking.
(d) Writing.

5. What was the planet named in which Trout's three sisters character's lived?
(a) Planet Bobo.
(b) Planet Booboo.
(c) Planet 662.
(d) Planet Beenie.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Vonnegut's career post World War II?

2. What type of genre is "Timequake"?

3. What is the title of Trout's unfinished memoir mentioned in Chapter 16?

4. What are Trout's actions a reflection of?

5. What does Vonnegut compare his action of stripping out the bad pieces to?

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