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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, "I'm Going to Tell You Some News".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long did prohibition last?
(a) From 1910-1922.
(b) From 1921-1945.
(c) From 1919-1933.
(d) From 1930-1940.

2. How much older is Kurt's sister than he?
(a) Six months.
(b) Four years.
(c) Five years.
(d) Three years.

3. Who, according to Kurt, is not really a humorist?
(a) Bob Newhart.
(b) Bob McKenzie.
(c) Bob Hope.
(d) Bob Smith.

4. What does Kurt think Shakespeare did not believe in?
(a) Himself.
(b) Heaven or Hell.
(c) Humanity.
(d) Absolute truth.

5. What ate Prometheus' liver?
(a) Cockroaches.
(b) Wolves.
(c) Eagles.
(d) Worms.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the youngest child in a family?

2. How long has it taken humanity to destroy the planet?

3. In what year did Albert Camus win a Nobel Prize for literature?

4. What was Eugene Victor Debs' former occupation?

5. What does Kurt try not to do when he's being funny?

(see the answer key)

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