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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. Who discovered penicillin?
(a) Alexander Fleming.
(b) James Ogston.
(c) Rosalind Franklin.
(d) Joseph Listerine.
2. Who urges Green to first participate in the Academic Decathlon?
(a) His parents.
(b) His brother Hank.
(c) His favorite teacher.
(d) His best friend and roommate, Todd.
3. What does Green say the teddy bear is a reminder of?
(a) The comfort of a parent's gift on Christmas morning.
(b) The ways in which misconceptions are perpetuated.
(c) The wonders of childhood.
(d) The astonishing power of contemporary humanity.
4. Which poet does Green excerpt a poem from in his review on sunsets?
(a) E.E. Cummings.
(b) Lord Byron.
(c) Emily Dickinson.
(d) Maya Angelou.
5. What large toy company did the original makers of the teddy bear eventually found and run?
(a) FAO Schwartz.
(b) Hasbro.
(c) Ravensburger Toys.
(d) Ideal Toys.
Short Answer Questions
1. What was the name of Green's dog who he writes about in his review of sunsets?
2. When was the Tyrannosaurus rex first named?
3. What did a 2004 Cornell study find affected workplace productivity, as Green explains it in the section on air-conditioning?
4. How many stars does Green give air-conditioning?
5. What book and movie popularized but also led to misconceptions about velociraptors?
Short Essay Questions
1. In the Introduction, what does Green say this book started life as?
2. What difficulties did Green struggle with as an adolescent?
3. What is the paradox of air-conditioning, according to Green?
4. What are Green's main memories of Scratch 'n' Sniff stickers from his childhood?
5. Why does Green say he often consults his brother Hank when something is bothering him?
6. What does Green think of Canada geese today?
7. What misconceptions does Green say most people have about velociraptors?
8. What connection does the song "You'll Never Walk Alone" have to Green's favorite sports team in Part I?
9. What aspects of how humans treated the Lascaux Cave Paintings does Green find encouraging?
10. What does Green credit the Academic Decathlon with in his life?
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