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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section III (pages 64-90).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Richard meet C.?
(a) In a class he was teaching.
(b) In a class she was teaching.
(c) By chance in a bookstore.
(d) At a conference where she was speaking.

2. What got Richard this position?
(a) The brilliance of his lectures.
(b) A friend with connections.
(c) The renown of his Pulitzer Prize.
(d) The notoriety of his most recent book.

3. How does Philip Lentz refer to Richard in their second meeting?
(a) Shakespeare.
(b) Dutchman.
(c) Socrates.
(d) Little Marcel.

4. What happens if information that comes out of back propagation does not match the information put in?
(a) It is used for reprogramming the neural net.
(b) It is sent through again.
(c) It is discarded.
(d) It is corrected.

5. What kind of research is Philip Lentz conducting?
(a) Building a computer for handling extremely large calculations.
(b) Teaching semiconductors to simulate neurons.
(c) Experimenting with sound waves.
(d) Making a mathematical model for consciousness.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Richard having difficulty with in the present moment, in the beginning of section II?

2. Where was Richard before he moved back to the U.S.?

3. What does Richard say about the machine Philip Lentz built?

4. Who comes over to talk to Richard in Section II?

5. Where is Richard taking a position?

(see the answer key)

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