Cat’s Cradle Quizzes

Cat's Cradle Quiz 1

By Kellee Patterson · Edited by Adam Kissel · Last reviewed April 14, 2006

1 What was Felix Hoenikker's profession?

Scientist

Writer

Bartender

Theologian
2 What was the name of Newt's fiancee?

Emily

Zinka

Angela

Enza
3 What is the narrator's adopted name?

John

Jonah

Bokonon

Sam
4 What was the title of the narrator's novel?

The Heroes of the Atomic Bomb

Cat's Cradle

The Day the World Ended

The Hoenikkers: A History
5 How did the narrator meet Newt?

They went to medical school together.

They belonged to the same fraternity.

He met him in a bar in Ilium.

They never met.
6 What is a karass?

A traditional cloth worn by Bokononists

A biological weapon

A team of individuals who do God's will

A person who rejects Bokononism
7 What was Felix Hoenikker's supervisor's name?

Bokonon

Frank

Dr. Breed

Dr. Faust
8 Where do most Bokononists live?

The Republic of San Lorenzo

An island off the coast of Germany

Ilium, NY

Near the site of the Manhattan Project
9 What is a cat's cradle?

A secret handshake from Newt's fraternity

A type of drink

A shape made with string

A biological weapon
10 How old was Angela on the day the atomic bomb was dropped?

Thirty

Sixteen

Twenty-two

Six
11 What did scientists discover as the secret of life, according to the bartender in Ilium?

Protein

Faith

The atomic bomb

Molecular restructuring
12 What kind of drink did the bartender in Ilium make for the Japanese bum who entered his bar on the day the bomb was dropped?

Moonshine

Shirley Temple

End of the World Delight

Vodka Tonic
13 Who did the townspeople in Ilium think was the father of Emily Hoenikker's children?

The bartender whom Jonah met

Felix

Dr. Breed

Dr. Breed's son
14 Why did Emily die when giving birth to Newt?

She lost too much blood

She did not recover from the anesthesia

She was in a car accident that damaged her pelvis

She was diabetic and went into shock
15 What does Dr. Breed think is a scientist's primary purpose?

To make his country more powerful than any other

To save lives

To increase knowledge

To make people more comfortable
16 Why was ice-nine developed?

So Felix could retire

So America could use it to threaten Russia

So Marines would not have to wade through mud

So Angela could find a husband
17 What did Dr. Breed call normal ice?

Solid water

Ice-one

Frozen water

Old ice
18 What present does Dr. Breed give to the Girl Pool each Christmas?

Candy canes

Chocolate bars

Money

Wreaths
19 Who is Miss Faust?

Jonah's secretary

Dr. Breed's secretary

Bokonon's wife

Felix's secretary
20 What is the melting point of ice-nine?

Below 0 degrees Farenheit

Between 50 and 100 degrees Farenheit

Between 0 and 50 degrees Farenheit

Above 100 degrees Farenheit
21 What happened to the ice-nine Felix created after his death?

His children threw it away

His children split it up

The government claimed it

It was buried with him
22 When and where did Felix Hoenikker die?

On his birthday in San Lorenzo

On Valentine's Day in a plane crash

On Christmas in Cape Cod

On New Year's Day in Ilium
23 What was Felix Hoenikker's response to the phrase "God is love?"

"I am a Bokononist."

"What is God? What is love?"

"I don't believe in God."

"Science is love."
24 What kind of memorial did Emily Hoenikker's children leave her?

A small cube

A wooden cross

A very large alabaster structure

A donation to an anti-war foundation
25 Who owned the tombstone store in Ilium?

Frank Hoenikker

Newt Hoenikker

Miss Faust

Marvin Breed, Dr. Asa Breed's brother

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