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