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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Foreword to Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What term refers to a person, especially a child or young person, having extraordinary talent or ability?
(a) Prodigy.
(b) Saliency.
(c) Elitist.
(d) Migrant.

2. Johnny moved to where for the summer in Chapter 2, where he had a workshop and laboratory in the garage?
(a) London.
(b) Paris.
(c) New York.
(d) Connecticut.

3. Where was Johnny conceived?
(a) New York.
(b) Paris.
(c) California.
(d) London.

4. When was Johnny Gunther born?
(a) 1929.
(b) 1962.
(c) 1947.
(d) 1919.

5. The author describes Johnny's character as being what in the book's Forward?
(a) Insincere.
(b) Selfless.
(c) Selfish.
(d) Hateful.

Short Answer Questions

1. What refers to the science that deals with the dynamics and physical history of the earth, the rocks of which it is composed, and the physical, chemical, and biological changes that the earth has undergone or is undergoing?

2. John Gunther had what profession when Johnny was growing up?

3. What refers to the science dealing with the atmosphere and its phenomena, including weather and climate?

4. Who is the narrator of "Death Be Not Proud"?

5. What is a diagnostic, and at times therapeutic, procedure that is performed in order to collect a sample of cerebrospinal fluid for biochemical, microbiological, and cytological analysis?

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