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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (Pages 169 - 222, "The Indianapolis 500" - "Wintry Mix").

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the section on Auld Lang Syne, what does Green identify as one of the strangest and most beautiful moments in world history?
(a) The Armistice of 1921.
(b) The Christmas Truce of 1914.
(c) The Bowling Green Accords.
(d) The Easter Rising.

2. Who wrote the song Auld Lang Syne?
(a) Mick Jagger.
(b) Robert Burns.
(c) Shakespeare.
(d) Rick Astley.

3. What other board game does playing Monopoly sometimes make Green think about?
(a) Universal Paperclips.
(b) Sorry!
(c) Settlers of Catan.
(d) Sequence.

4. Which famous soccer player's performance does Green review at the end of Part II?
(a) Escobar.
(b) Jerzy Dudek.
(c) Jerry Hines.
(d) Pele.

5. Who discovered penicillin?
(a) Alexander Fleming.
(b) Rosalind Franklin.
(c) Joseph Listerine.
(d) James Ogston.

Short Answer Questions

1. What country was the soccer player whose performance Green reviews in this section originally from?

2. Where did Green often visit during his childhood?

3. Which soccer player did the player whose performance Green reviews in this section mimic to bring his team the championship?

4. What does Green write is one of the terrible consequences of excruciating pain?

5. How many stars does Green give to the Academic Decathlon?

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