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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is a scheme of self-defense that only maligned and oppressed minorities should be allowed to use?
(a) Humiliation.
(b) Murder.
(c) Humor.
(d) Threats.

2. What is World Vision?
(a) A Muslim organization bringing the teachings of Mohammed to other cultures.
(b) An American Christian charity bringing supplies to refugees.
(c) A Buddhist charity bringing peace to other cultures.
(d) An American optometrist organization bringing glasses to the underpriveledged.

3. What organization prevents Mozambicans from learning to read and write?
(a) CARE.
(b) WHO.
(c) World Vision.
(d) RENAMO.

4. Although people with acute mental disorder are less often written off as hopeless, why is there still a lack of certainty for patients and their families?
(a) Most patients still have to be institutionalized.
(b) A dozen separate diseases are still lumped together as schizophrenia/manic depression.
(c) Medications can have severe adverse effects.
(d) Psychological testing is dangerous.

5. When the definition for Schizophrenia has been tightened, how is Mark now classified?
(a) Mentally retarded.
(b) Schizophrenic.
(c) Suicidal.
(d) Manic-depressive.

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom does Vonnegut travel to Mozambique?

2. What do many of Vonnegut's books, including this one, not include?

3. Why are Germans frightening?

4. What does Vonnegut believe most ancient writings, including the Bible, do?

5. How does Mark feel about the 1960s?

Short Essay Questions

1. Do you think, based on the information given, Rita Rait enjoys winning the limerick contest? Why or why not?

2. Why do the MIT graduates applaud politely but not take Vonnegut seriously?

3. How are ex-hippies more scarred than Vietnam veterans?

4. What is the Folk Society?

5. What does Vonnegut mean when he tells the MIT graduates that they have the power to turn loose or reign in enormous forces?

6. What is Vonnegut's opinion on war?

7. Why does Vonnegut believe Colonialism will bust up all cultures and create a Third World planet?

8. How is Vonnegut different from other authors mentioned in this chapter?

9. Why does Vonnegut believe Alcoholics Anonymous is the U.S.'s most nurturing contribution to planetary culture?

10. Although the subtitle of SLAUGHTERHOUSE FIVE is "The Children's Crusade," what are the average ages mentioned of those who died in war?

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