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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7, "I Turned Eighty-two on November 11".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Ned Ludd's line of work?
(a) Transportation.
(b) Masonry.
(c) Typing.
(d) Textiles.

2. How long ago was the first electric generator built?
(a) 111 years ago.
(b) 212 years ago.
(c) 172 years ago.
(d) 99 years ago.

3. Who said that 'religion is the opium of the people?'
(a) Adolph Hitler.
(b) Karl Marx.
(c) Mao Zedong.
(d) Joseph Stalin.

4. What did Kurt study in university?
(a) English Literature.
(b) Philosophy.
(c) Chemistry.
(d) Writing.

5. What type of line describes the story of "Hamelt?"
(a) Low, then lower, then lower still.
(b) High, then low, then higher than ever.
(c) Flat.
(d) Low, high, then low.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a Luddite?

2. Who appeared to George W. Bush when he was forty-one?

3. Who built the first automobile powered by an internal combustion engine?

4. What type of bird are Kurt and his typist trying to attract?

5. What does Kurt think Shakespeare did not believe in?

(see the answer key)

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