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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 11-15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the human race continue to devise cleverly?
(a) Knowledge.
(b) Techonology.
(c) Love.
(d) Doomsday devices.

2. When was the first atomic bomb dropped?
(a) August 7, 1945
(b) August 5, 1945.
(c) August 6, 1945.
(d) August 8, 1945.

3. What is Vonnegut's oldest sister's name?
(a) Allie.
(b) Alli.
(c) Allison.
(d) Ally.

4. What does Vonnegut predict jock itch will become fatal with?
(a) Sulfer.
(b) Carbon.
(c) Hydrogen.
(d) Sodium.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Monica's husband?

2. Where do people find themselves when the universe stops for a decade?

3. What does Vonnegut bemoan losing appreciation for during the timequake?

4. How does the author view his writing?

5. What does Vonnegut argue most people would like life to be like?

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