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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many online viewers are said to be witnessing Kirsch's live stream in Chapter 18?
(a) 3 million.
(b) 10 million.
(c) 20 million.
(d) 100 million.

2. What test is described in Chapter 8 as a challenge to assess a machine's ability to behave in a way that is indistinguishable from a person?
(a) The Turing test.
(b) The Goell test.
(c) The Argon test.
(d) The Lamore test.

3. Who was the French naturalist that some historians claim Darwin stole his ideas from?
(a) Paloma Calvo.
(b) Dr. Mateo Valero.
(c) Jean-Baptiste Lamarck.
(d) Stephen J. Gould.

4. How old is Commander Diego Garza described as in Chapter 30?
(a) 40.
(b) 60.
(c) 70.
(d) 80.

5. Where did Kirsch earn his undergraduate degree?
(a) Harvard.
(b) Brown.
(c) Princeton.
(d) Yale.

Short Answer Questions

1. What piece of art was Winston directed by Kirsch to specifically show Langdon in Chapter 8?

2. What is described in Chapter 43 as the first online black market to sell illegal drugs?

3. How long did Kirsch claim it took early humans to progress from discovering fire to inventing the wheel?

4. Who in the narrative coined the phrase "God of the Gaps"?

5. Where was Kirsch shot?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Winston contact Langdon during Kirsch's presentation?

2. What is the essence of Kirsch's discovery, as revealed in the Prologue?

3. What clues do Langdon and Ambra have to go on regarding Kirsch's computer password?

4. How is Edmond Kirsch killed?

5. What is "ConspiracyNet.com" and why is it important in the novel?

6. With whom is Edmond Kirsch meeting in the Prologue? Why?

7. Why did Ambra accept Julian's proposal? Why does she regret it?

8. How does Avila smuggle in the weapon he uses in the museum? What weapon is it?

9. Who is Marco and how does Avila know him?

10. Why is Kirsch anxious before his presentation?

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