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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. The comment that “Actual artificial-intelligence applications resemble us about the way an Airbus resembles a seagull” (306) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Anaphora.
(b) Allegory.
(c) Aphasia.
(d) Analogy.

2. For which of the following does Dorothy note having worked?
(a) Andersen Consulting.
(b) McClusky-Williams.
(c) General Electric.
(d) Garmin.

3. To which of the following does Dorothy compare Christie?
(a) A cricket.
(b) A centipede.
(c) A scorpion.
(d) A spider.

4. Which of the following does Liz note is the fine for littering in her area?
(a) 10 euros.
(b) 50 euros.
(c) 5 euros.
(d) 25 euros.

5. Which of the following is noted as Crolla’s cause of death?
(a) Blunt force trauma.
(b) Aortic aneurysm.
(c) Cardiac arrest.
(d) Anaphylactic shock.

Short Answer Questions

1. From which of the following offices does Kemal note having been dispatched?

2. On which of the following charges does Liz note having arrested Anwar prior to the novel?

3. The phrase “you hear footsteps like a herd of baby elephants on the landing” (312) offers an example of which of the following?

4. To which of the following does Anwar compare the Gnome?

5. In which of the following does Kemal note another Babylon death has occurred?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Liz compare her police work to priesthood?

2. What preparations does Dorothy make in her hotel room against a possible teleconference (272)?

3. What reasons does Anwar note for pitying his fellow inmates in Saughton (186)?

4. What priorities does the Toymaker note having after his date and assignation with Dorothy?

5. How does MacDonald explain “steering people” (308)?

6. What does Liz note as a benefit of her assignment to liaise with the Interpol agent for Babylon?

7. What factors are noted in the decline of higher education prior to the novel?

8. To what does MacDonald note his former associate compared ATHENA?

9. How does the Gnome characterize the economic scheme of Issyk-Kulistan?

10. What reasons does Liz cite for consultants seeking to reduce the presence of police officers in the field?

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