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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The gestation period of 'possums is twelve days and Indian elephants twenty-two months. What does the author believe is the gestation period for American liberty?
(a) 100 years.
(b) 10 years.
(c) 200 years.
(d) 20 years.

2. What is the name of the infant that the Vonneguts adopt?
(a) Rose.
(b) Lily.
(c) Leslie.
(d) Rachel.

3. The Reverend wants which amendment to conform to his version of Christianity?
(a) The Twenty-Seventh Amendment.
(b) The Second Amendment.
(c) The First Amendment.
(d) The Twenty-First Amendment.

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

5. Why does Vonnegut like to write pieces for Architectural Digest?
(a) He loves architecture.
(b) As a tribute to his father and grandfather.
(c) He is an architect.
(d) As a tribute to his son, Mark.

Short Answer Questions

1. What tribal name do the Vonneguts give themselves?

2. Unlike many short-lived 20th-century art movements, what movement has more enthusiasts than ever?

3. What do Jane and Vonnegut have in common?

4. What does the author use as a recurrent symbol of U.S. political stupidities?

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

(see the answer key)

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