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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do psychiatrists believe Mark is a misdiagnosed depressive?
(a) They do not believe that one can recover from bipolar disorder.
(b) They do not believe that one can recover from schizophrenia.
(c) Mark has all the symptoms of someone who is depressed.
(d) Mark seems sad.

2. What does Vonnegut believe may unite mankind, by creating a generation that does not need to fight to be disillusioned by war?
(a) World peace.
(b) Socialism.
(c) Television.
(d) Unitarianism.

3. From what event can ordinary humans not learn how much pain and humiliation to endure before calling an end to everything?
(a) Holocaust.
(b) Crucifixion of Jesus Christ.
(c) Romans throwing the Christians to the lions.
(d) Sending the Tibetans into exhile.

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

5. What university do Vonnegut's grandfather, father, uncle, and brother attend?
(a) MIT.
(b) Harvard.
(c) Yale.
(d) IUPUI.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the composer of the new requiem setting?

2. This book is the sequel to what other book?

3. Why does the general at the ROTC inspection write down Vonnegut's name, which seems to lead to Vonnegut never rising above Private First Class?

4. What does Vonnegut assert is often Hemingway's male characters' greatest reward?

5. Vonnegut Sr. is denied his dreams by what event?

(see the answer key)

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