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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The lyrics from which song are etched in wrought iron at the gates of Anfield?
(a) Hold My Hand.
(b) Sympathy for the Devil.
(c) Satisfaction.
(d) You'll Never Walk Alone.

2. What items did Green find particularly comforting to look over when he was being bullied at school as a child?
(a) Suncatchers.
(b) Scratch 'n' Sniff stickers.
(c) Bird houses.
(d) Stamps.

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

4. Who wrote the book The Great Gatsby?
(a) Maya Angelou.
(b) C.S. Lewis.
(c) Langston Hughes.
(d) F. Scott Fitzgerald.

5. At the end of Part II, what animal does Green say is terribly misunderstood in our culture because of a decades-old Disney documentary?
(a) Deer.
(b) Lemmings.
(c) Bears.
(d) Cats.

6. What does Green say the teddy bear is a reminder of?
(a) The ways in which misconceptions are perpetuated.
(b) The astonishing power of contemporary humanity.
(c) The comfort of a parent's gift on Christmas morning.
(d) The wonders of childhood.

7. Who wrote the play Liliom that debuted in Budapest in 1909?
(a) Vlolak Djokovic.
(b) Rodger Hammerstein.
(c) Ferenc Molnar.
(d) Ted Henry.

8. How many stars does green award to the Hall of Presidents?
(a) 4 and a half.
(b) 3.
(c) 1.
(d) 2.

9. How does Green remember the smell of rain from his childhood?
(a) As being like fertilizer.
(b) As being like grass.
(c) As being more acidic than it is now.
(d) As being anxiety-inducing.

10. How many stars does Green give to Diet Dr. Pepper?
(a) 3 and 1/2.
(b) 1.
(c) 4.
(d) 5.

11. What is the first item or idea in this book that Green awards five stars to?
(a) The internet.
(b) The Human Capacity for Wonder.
(c) Sunsets.
(d) Dogs.

12. Who was the hunting guide who wounded the bear in 1902 that indirectly gave rise to the name "Teddy Bear"?
(a) Duncan Henry.
(b) James Madison.
(c) Randall Winston.
(d) Holt Collier.

13. Who took ownership of the site of the Lascaux Cave Paintings after WWII?
(a) The French government.
(b) The U.S. Government.
(c) The Swiss government.
(d) The German government.

14. Which kind of organisms tend to have shorter temporal ranges than simple ones?
(a) Blue ones.
(b) Land-based ones.
(c) Complex ones.
(d) Water-based ones.

15. How many stars does Green give Canada geese?
(a) 2.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

Short Answer Questions

1. What rating does Green give the song "You'll Never Walk Alone"?

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

3. Who is Green's brother that he often works with?

4. About how many copies of The Great Gatsby sell in a typical year in at the time of this book's publication in 2021?

5. Where was the planetarium Green visited when he was 9 or 10?

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