Exhalation Quiz | Eight Week Quiz B

Ted Chiang
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Exhalation Quiz | Eight Week Quiz B

Ted Chiang
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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through “What’s Expected of Us”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As Fuwaad’s prepares to begin his story, "The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate," how does he describe his tale?
(a) As fiction and fable.
(b) As a warning and a lesson.
(c) As advice and counsel.
(d) As facts and data.

2. What is the other profession of the merchant Bashaarat in "The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate"?
(a) Inventor.
(b) Banker.
(c) Chef.
(d) Jeweler.

3. What literary device is being employed when the narrator of "What's Expected of Us" references a “Lovecraftian horror” (59)?
(a) Symbolism.
(b) Allusion.
(c) Irony.
(d) Hyperbole.

4. According to Bashaarat on page 12, why did Hassan’s older self not spare him from all misfortune?
(a) To allow his younger self the experience of passion.
(b) To allow his younger self the experience of fear.
(c) To allow his younger self the experience of discovery.
(d) To allow his younger self the experience of joy.

5. According to the narrator of "What's Expected of Us," what happens at first when someone gets a Predictor?
(a) They find themselves unable to sleep.
(b) They learn how to outwit it.
(c) They play with it compulsively.
(d) They find it boring and forget about it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the first story Bashaarat tells Fuwaad?

2. According to the narrator of "Exhalation," every breath they take contributes to what?

3. Where is Bashaarat’s first store located?

4. According to the narrator of "What's Expected of Us," what does the Predictor demonstrate?

5. According to the narrator of "What's Expected of Us," what begins to sink in after one has had a Predictor for a few days?

(see the answer key)

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