Kurt Vonnegut's "Harrison Bergeron"

What war did Vonnegut serve in?

• World War I

• World War II

• Vietnam War

• Korean War

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TRUE or FALSE: Vonnegut was a POW (prisoner of War) in Dresden, Germany.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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The title of Kurt Vonnegut's most famous novel is...

• "Harrison Bergeron"

• "A Retrieved Reformation"

• Slaughterhouse-Five

• Breakfast of Champions

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"black comic voice" describes a __________________ tone

• light-hearted

• neutral

• dark-humor

• unstable

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TRUE or FALSE: Vonnegut was an advocate for preserving Constitutional rights and freedoms.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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TRUE or FALSE: Vonnegut believed that corporate greed and war would NOT lead to humanity's extinction.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Identify the real-life influences on Vonnegut's writing. PICK 2!

• disintegration of his family

• service in World War I

• militarization of the U.S after 9/11

• time spent at Harvard University

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In what year is "Harrison Bergeron" set?

• 2081

• 2018

• 1981

• 3081

What year was the short story "Harrison Bergeron" published?

• 1991

• 1971

• 1961

• 2001

Satire writing includes the following devices (more than one):

• exaggerations

• factual information

• sarcasm

• irony