- 1. What is Kurt Vonnegut's most famous novel?
A) Player Piano
B) Breakfast of Champions
C) Cat's Cradle
D) Slaughterhouse-Five
- 2. Which war influenced much of Vonnegut's writing?
A) Gulf War
B) Vietnam War
C) World War II
D) Korean War
- 3. In which city was Kurt Vonnegut born?
A) Los Angeles
B) Chicago
C) Indianapolis
D) New York City
- 4. What is the name of Vonnegut's famous alter ego character?
A) Billy Pilgrim
B) Kilgore Trout
C) Rabbit Angstrom
D) Holden Caulfield
- 5. What 1961 novel by Vonnegut was based on his experience as a POW in World War II?
A) Player Piano
B) Slaughterhouse-Five
C) God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater
D) Mother Night
- 6. What kind of literature is Kurt Vonnegut known for writing?
A) Romance
B) Mystery
C) Fantasy
D) Satire
- 7. What year was Kurt Vonnegut's first novel, 'Player Piano' published?
A) 1952
B) 1969
C) 1984
D) 1937
- 8. Which science fiction element prominently features in Vonnegut's novel 'Cat's Cradle'?
A) Aliens
B) Teleportation
C) Ice-Nine
D) Time Travel
- 9. What is the name of the alien race in Vonnegut's novel 'Breakfast of Champions'?
A) Eloi
B) Tralfamadorians
C) Martians
D) Vogons
- 10. Which character in 'Cat's Cradle' creates a doomsday device called 'Ice-Nine'?
A) Billy Pilgrim
B) Kilgore Trout
C) Felix Hoenikker
D) Kurt Vonnegut
- 11. In 'Player Piano', what role does the main character, Dr. Paul Proteus, hold?
A) Writer
B) Engineer
C) Politician
D) Musician
- 12. What is the title of Vonnegut's book that discusses his struggles with depression and suicide of his relatives?
A) Timequake
B) Slapstick, or Lonesome No More!
C) Bluebeard
D) A Man Without a Country
- 13. In 'Breakfast of Champions', what does the character Kilgore Trout write?
A) Cookbooks
B) Romance novels
C) Historical biographies
D) Science fiction
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