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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, "Here is a Lesson in Creative Writing".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who wrote "Democracy In America?"
(a) Alexis de Tocqueville.
(b) John Stuart Mill.
(c) Jeremy Bentham.
(d) Mark Twain.

2. What will Kurt tell readers from now on?
(a) When he is kidding.
(b) A very slanted version of events.
(c) Absolutely nothing worth reading.
(d) The truth and nothing but the truth.

3. What does Freud call laughless jokes?
(a) Maternal humor.
(b) Silent humor.
(c) Gallows humor.
(d) Dead humor.

4. What does a dog do when he can't get out of a gate?
(a) Start scratching and digging.
(b) All of the above.
(c) Growl.
(d) Make meaningless gestures.

5. What is a good way to hurt one's parents?
(a) Teach democracy.
(b) Go into the arts.
(c) Join Al Qaeda.
(d) Join the Marines.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Kurt Vonnegut, who wrote the greatest American short story?

2. What was Eugene Victor Debs' former occupation?

3. Why can Kurt not stand primitive people?

4. What is it improper to do to a soldier when he returns home?

5. What was Kurt to older people at the dinner table when he was very young?

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