"Oh, for the love of... ANOTHER GD HOLIDAY TV POP QUIZ?!?" That's right! Another GD Holiday TV Pop Quiz—but this is absolutely the last one (until maybe next week). However! You only have yourselves to blame for this recent upswing of surprise tests (which included quizzes about Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and A Charlie Brown Christmas). Your knowledge of classic holiday TV shows is woeful—so put down the bong, pothead, and pick up a number 2 pencil... because this week's quiz is all about the 1966 cartoony classic How the Grinch Stole Christmas! As always, NO CHEATING OR WISENHEIMERY! You have one hour. Begin.

1. How the Grinch Stole Christmas! is actually an allegory—but about what or whom?

a. Nazis! (Everything is an allegory for Nazis.)

b. The commercialization of Christmas (which Dr. Seuss capitalized on commercially... IRONY).

c. Green hermits who steal Christmas presents.

d. Former vice president Dick Cheney.

2. Why did the Grinch hate Christmas?

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