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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, "Do You Know What A Twerp Is?".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is humor a physiological response to?
(a) Fear.
(b) Pain.
(c) Absurdity.
(d) Ridiculousness.

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

3. How many people were killed in the Dresden firebombing?
(a) 1,350.
(b) 135,000.
(c) 13,500.
(d) 1,350,000.

4. How did Albert Camus die?
(a) Train wreck.
(b) Suicide.
(c) Automobile accident.
(d) Cancer.

5. How much older is Kurt's brother than he is?
(a) Six years.
(b) Twelve years.
(c) Three years.
(d) Nine years.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is not an example of a 'crazy-making' game happening today?

2. What can Kurt not imagine a funny book about?

3. What was Eugene Victor Debs' former occupation?

4. What city did Kurt see the destruction of first-hand?

5. What does a dog do when he can't get out of a gate?

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