Uncanny Valley Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Anna Wiener
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Uncanny Valley Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Wiener realize was different about working at the data analytics startup from anywhere else she had ever worked?
(a) She was getting paid less than she ever had been.
(b) She was given her own key to the office.
(c) She was told she could create her own hours and did not have to be physically present in the office.
(d) She did not have to make anyone coffee for the first time in her professional life.

2. What historical metaphor did people in Silicon Valley use proudly at the time Wiener moved there for the first time?
(a) The Gold Rush.
(b) The First World War.
(c) The Colonial Era.
(d) The Great San Francisco Earthquake.

3. What did Wiener realize the founders of the first startup she worked at wanted her to do?
(a) Work overtime for free.
(b) Create her own job description.
(c) Bring in more investors.
(d) Buy stock in the company.

4. What does Wiener refer to as the setting in which she could see what the users were seeing at the data analytics startup?
(a) Omniscient Mode.
(b) Toy Mode.
(c) Friend Mode.
(d) God Mode.

5. Where does Wiener live when the book opens?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Miami.
(c) North Brooklyn.
(d) Detroit.

6. In Part II, who tried to set Wiener up on a date?
(a) Her mother.
(b) A friend from high school.
(c) Her best friend.
(d) A co-worker.

7. Why did Wiener think her friends would not like working in the tech industry?
(a) They would never want to move to the West coast.
(b) They would not likely find it fulfilling or interesting.
(c) Most of them shunned technology and tried to live in a more analog way.
(d) They did not think the salaries were high enough.

8. What did Noah decide to experiment with in Part II?
(a) Star charts.
(b) Reiki.
(c) Vitamin supplements.
(d) Larger-format communal living.

9. What is one reason Wiener thought some others in the tech industry looked own upon her sometimes?
(a) She often spoke her mind.
(b) She was from New York City.
(c) She was younger than the average Silicon Valley worker.
(d) She worked in customer support and was not an engineer or tech-oriented.

10. Which apps did Wiener resist downloading but did ultimately download in Part I?
(a) Ride-sharing apps.
(b) Fitness apps.
(c) Fashion apps.
(d) Cooking apps.

11. Where did Wiener meet up with the analytics CEO's girlfriend?
(a) A bar in the Tenderloin.
(b) Her own apartment.
(c) The Golden Gate Bridge.
(d) City Gate Park.

12. What did Weiner express reservations and skepticism about at a party with Ian in Part II?
(a) Private chef robots.
(b) Self-driving cars.
(c) Robots performing surgery.
(d) Drones delivering packages.

13. How did Weiner refer to a very popular social media company?
(a) The social media site of our dreams.
(b) The social media site everyone hates but everyone logs into.
(c) The social media site that sucks time away.
(d) The social media site of creatives.

14. What did the operations manager set up for Wiener as part of the onboarding process at the data analytics company?
(a) Lunch dates with coworkers.
(b) A reading list.
(c) Trips to places around the Bay area.
(d) Several movie nights.

15. What secondary tool did the data analytics company offer to its users?
(a) A pet-analytics tool.
(b) A fashion-analytics tool.
(c) A money-analytics tool.
(d) A people-analytics tool.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the place in California were many tech startup companies are located?

2. What was one reason Wiener does not want to use dating apps?

3. Why did the data analytics CEO suggest Wiener and his girlfriend go out together?

4. What did Ian do in Alamo Square Park with Wiener?

5. How does Wiener find temporary accomodation in San Francisco the first time she moves there?

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