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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator of “Exhalation” study?
(a) Aeronautics.
(b) Anatomy.
(c) Astrology.
(d) Anthropology.

2. What does Binary Desire produce, as revealed at the end of Chapter 7 in "The Lifecycle of Software Objects"?
(a) Live mannequins.
(b) Crash-test dummies.
(c) Virtual performers.
(d) Sex dolls.

3. According to the narrator of "Exhalation," each being daily consumes two sets of what?
(a) Brains.
(b) Hearts.
(c) Lungs.
(d) Stomachs.

4. What does Ana remain committed to teaching Jax at the end of "The Lifecycle of Software Objects"?
(a) The business of living.
(b) The business of virtual reality.
(c) The business of peace.
(d) The business of love.

5. How does Jax injure the robot suit at the beginning of Chapter 6 of "The Lifecycle of Software Objects"?
(a) Attempting to play basketball.
(b) Attempting to lift weights.
(c) Attempting to wrestle.
(d) Attempting a cartwheel.

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

7. While performing his risky experiment, how long does the narrator of "Exhalation" plan to work uninterrupted?
(a) 2 weeks.
(b) 3 days.
(c) 10 days.
(d) 6 days.

8. According to the narrator of "Exhalation," how long will it take before their species died out?
(a) Many weeks.
(b) Many centuries.
(c) Many hours.
(d) Many days.

9. According to the narrator of "Exhalation," what does the inscription hypothesis fail to explain?
(a) Precision.
(b) Versatility.
(c) Forgetfulness.
(d) Joy.

10. 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?
(a) The repercussions of a limitless future.
(b) The repercussions of an unchangeable future.
(c) The repercussions of a spontaneous future.
(d) The repercussions of a hypothetical future.

11. According to the narrator of "What's Expected of Us," what will follow this warning?
(a) A new invention.
(b) Warnings addressing other issues.
(c) Proof of free will.
(d) A powerful new theory.

12. What is the name of the first story Bashaarat tells Fuwaad?
(a) "The Tale of the Unhappy Rope-Maker."
(b) "The Tale of the Unfortunate Rope-Maker."
(c) "The Tale of the Fortunate Rope-Maker."
(d) "The Tale of the Foolish Rope-Maker."

13. What is the name of the third story Bashaarat tells Fuwaad?
(a) “The Tale of the Wife and Her Sister."
(b) “The Tale of the Wife and Her Lover."
(c) “The Tale of the Wife and Her Husband."
(d) “The Tale of the Wife and Her Son."

14. Which digient is Ana’s favorite?
(a) Jag.
(b) Jax.
(c) Jaz.
(d) Jay.

15. According to Binary Desire’s pitch in Chapter 8 of "The Lifecycle of Software Objects," the digients will never be subjected to what?
(a) Injustice.
(b) Vilification.
(c) Coercion.
(d) Abuse.

Short Answer Questions

1. While performing his risky experiment, what does the narrator of "Exhalation" learn about their world?

2. According to Bashaarat, on what street did Hassan avoid being trampled by a horse?

3. According to the narrator of "What's Expected of Us," the knowledge of the Predictor does what to the human logical system?

4. What developer makes a robot body so that digients may experience the world?

5. According to Binary Desire’s pitch in Chapter 8 of "The Lifecycle of Software Objects," the company will maintain what aspect of the digients?

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