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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Vonnegut attempt to get his own requiem mass translated into Latin but is denied?
(a) SUNY Purchase.
(b) NYU.
(c) Columbia.
(d) Fordham.

2. What is Vonnegut's sarcasm referring to when he mentions scales falling from his eyes?
(a) His sarcasm refers to a remark he makes about the Second Amendment.
(b) His sarcasm refers to a remark he makes about gun control.
(c) His sarcasm refer to the remark he makes about suppressing harmful words and images on his own.
(d) His sarcasm refers to a remark he makes about needing the government's aid in suppressing harmful words and images.

3. What ethnic groups does the Attorney General's Commission label as "terrorists" whenever possible?
(a) Israelis.
(b) Afghanis.
(c) Iraqis.
(d) Palestinians.

4. What tribal name do the Vonneguts give themselves?
(a) Aztec-girls.
(b) Pottawatomie.
(c) Epta mayan-boys.
(d) Black Feathers.

5. Vonnegut Sr. is denied his dreams by what event?
(a) The Great Depression.
(b) The Civil War.
(c) World War I.
(d) September 11, 2001.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Vonnegut's late grandfather, Bernard, whom Vonnegut never meets, scorn?

2. How much does Vonnegut believe is enough to make a masterpiece? Beyond that, it is like empty talk at the end of a party.

3. What is the name of the infant that the Vonneguts adopt?

4. Why is Vonnegut good with guns?

5. Vonnegut laments that people can say atrocious things in public, but he is charged with encouraging what?

(see the answer key)

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