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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III (Pages 114 - 168, "Piggly Wiggly" to "Kentucky Bluegrass").

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What has happened to the weather over the last 100 years or so, as Green mentions in his essay on Air-Conditioning?
(a) It has gotten hotter.
(b) It has stayed the same.
(c) It has gotten colder.
(d) He does not mention the weather in this section.

2. What were some of the subjects of the Lascaux Cave Paintings?
(a) Ghosts.
(b) Waterways.
(c) Celestial bodies.
(d) Animals.

3. Which pitcher does Green profile briefly in his review of the yips?
(a) Rick Ankiel.
(b) Nolan Ryan.
(c) Armando Catillo.
(d) Rick Robe.

4. What did Todd once tell Green about his thoughts on rivers when they sat near one once as teenagers in the review on Academic Decathlon?
(a) They are mystical.
(b) They keep going.
(c) They are worthless.
(d) They are essential to human life.

5. Where and when did the first Piggly Wiggly open?
(a) Chicago, 1925.
(b) Atlanta, 1932.
(c) Memphis, 1916.
(d) Philadelphia, 1956.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Green's roommate laugh at the Arabic graffiti in the background of a news report on CNN in 2003 that they watched together?

2. Which poet does Green excerpt a poem from in his review on sunsets?

3. When were the Lascaux Cave Paintings first discovered?

4. What does Green say a good sunset always does to him in the review of Sunsets?

5. Who urges Green to first participate in the Academic Decathlon?

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