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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For what does the traditional requiem ask?
(a) A heaven filled with angels playing harps.
(b) Eternal rest for the dead, where God's light perpetually shines on them.
(c) Entrance to the Kingdom of Heaven by Saint Peter.
(d) Sinners to be damned to Hell for all eternity.

2. Requiem masses are customarily sung in what language?
(a) Latin.
(b) Italian.
(c) French.
(d) Spanish.

3. Vonnegut references what Biblical story to his belief that people find life too hard and disappointing to act on repairing it?
(a) The Last Supper, with Jesus accusing Mark instead of Judas.
(b) Adam and Eve not taking a bite from the forbidden fruit.
(c) Noah's Ark, as a sinking vessel with half its animals already dead.
(d) Buddha sitting by the tree, but not becoming enlightened.

4. What is one thing Vonnegut mentions in his letter to the future?
(a) Today's rulers need to stop thinking science can fix anything for $1 trillion.
(b) Leaders of the future should fix the environment issues through scientific discoveries.
(c) Countries in the future should stop communicating with one another.
(d) Future generations need to use more petroleum for fuel.

5. Who is the composer who sets Vonnegut's Latin translation to music?
(a) Dame Edna.
(b) Edith Wharton.
(c) Edgar Degas.
(d) Edgar Grana.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who enacts the Latin requiem text in 1570?

2. What is the date of Vonnegut's requiem's premier?

3. To what does Vonnegut compare the lyrics of the new requiem setting?

4. How is the character Bill Pilgrim different from Joe Crone?

5. In his letter to the future, what does Vonnegut say today's rulers are doing to Nature's stern but reasonable surrender terms?

(see the answer key)

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