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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, "I Have Been Called a Luddite".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Eugene Victor Debs' former occupation?
(a) Poet.
(b) Fireman.
(c) Plumber.
(d) Police officer.

2. Who built the first automobile powered by an internal combustion engine?
(a) Karl Benz.
(b) Gottlieb Daimler.
(c) Wilhelm Maybach.
(d) Ferdinand Redtenbacher.

3. What does Kurt try not to do when he's being funny?
(a) Laugh.
(b) Smile.
(c) Offend.
(d) Explain.

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

5. What can a prince do?
(a) Be neither a borrower nor a lender.
(b) Kill anyone he wants.
(c) Be true to himself.
(d) Make war.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the youngest child in a family?

2. Who built the first electric generator?

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

4. How many relatives did Kurt's friend in Nigeria have?

5. What story is Kurt describing when he calls it 'one of the most popular stories ever told?'

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