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Galatea 2.2 Quiz

Richard Powers
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Galatea 2.2 Quiz

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1)

How does Richard describe his relationship with C.? (from Section IV (pages 91-119))

They merged into being one person.
They never really connected.
They became each other's best friends and worst enemies.
They were alone in each other's company.
2)

What is Richard's emotional response to Lentz's study interest in Helen? (from Section XI (pages 301-329))

Apprehension.
Horror.
Acquiescence.
Disgust.
3)

What does Philip Lentz lead Richard to believe? (from Section V (pages 120-152))

That implementation C had made huge strides.
That implementation B was a failure.
That he was giving Richard credit for implementation C's advances.
That C. was trying to get in touch with him.
4)

What happened near the time Richard published his first book? (from Section IV (pages 91-119))

C. heard that her parents were moving.
C. moved back to live with her parents.
C. got pregnant.
C. received a promotion.
5)

What does Richard suggest to Philip Lentz as a result of his conversation with Diana? (from Section V (pages 120-152))

Emotional histories for the implementations.
Ears for the implementations.
Eyes for the implementations.
New avenues for funding.
6)

What does implementation F develop the ability to do? (from Section VI (pages 153-180))

Sing.
Test hypotheses.
Philosophize.
Meditate.
7)

What will Lentz's study interests mean for Richard? (from Section XI (pages 301-329))

Lentz's asking Helen about her relationship with Richard.
Letting Lentz spend time alone with C.
Letting Lentz spend time alone with Helen.
Letting Lentz cut into Helen.
8)

Why does Lentz decide not to undertake his study? (from Section XI (pages 301-329))

Helen's benefit as a functional machine is greater than the knowledge that could be gained from mapping her circuits.
Helen would disappear as soon as her power was shut off.
Helen is too complicated to cut open.
He does not have authorization.
9)

What does Lentz create for implementation F? (from Section VI (pages 153-180))

A paradigm for streamlining the time it takes for data to traverse the neural net.
A new procedure for building future implementations.
A new protocol for prioritizing connections in the neural net.
A new algorithm to increase the number of connections in the neural net.
10)

Who is Diana? (from Section V (pages 120-152))

Richard's lover.
Philip Lentz's lover.
The person answering the questions for implementation C.
Philip Lentz's research assistant.
11)

In what did C. try to get a certificate? (from Section VIII (pages 211-240))

Editing.
Massage.
Teaching.
Translation.
12)

What kind of accident led the condition of Lentz's wife? (from Section VI (pages 153-180))

A cardiovascular accident.
A skiing accident.
A car accident.
A mountaineering accident.
13)

What mistake does Diana say Philip Lentz is making in his project? (from Section V (pages 120-152))

Not giving his implementations motivation to answer correctly.
Not giving his implementations visual input.
Not giving his implementations audio input.
Not modeling his implementations emotions.
14)

What does Helen ask Richard? (from Section IX (pages 241-273))

If he can love her.
Whether he has ever loved a woman.
Whether he has ever loved anything he created.
Whether she will ever know love.
15)

What does Philip Lentz say about implementation B? (from Section IV (pages 91-119))

It needs to find its own energy sources.
It needs to be able to teach itself how to solve problems.
It needs to write its own programs.
It needs to process its processing.
16)

What behavior of Richard's does Helen emulate? (from Section VIII (pages 211-240))

How he asks questions.
How he visualizes his reading.
How he hums to himself as he reads.
How he pauses between passages.
17)

What does Richard realize Helen is able to distinguish? (from Section IX (pages 241-273))

Other people in the room.
References to current events.
Echoes and associations.
Allusions.
18)

What causes Richard to come home in tears? (from Section VII (pages 181-210))

Desire for marriage with C.
Nostalgia for the U.S.
Frustration with the Dutch language.
Sadness over the imminent breakup with C.
19)

What was the lovemaking like at the end of Richard's relationship with C.? (from Section X (pages 273-300))

Taciturn.
Fierce.
Dispassionate.
Whimsical.
20)

What does Lentz say about his wife after Richard meets him outside the institution? (from Section XI (pages 301-329))

She is no longer herself; she becomes other people.
She will be gone again tomorrow.
She remains herself even though her memory is gone.
She exists in spite of the fact that she does not always exist as herself.
21)

What does implementation F do as Richard trains it? (from Section VI (pages 153-180))

Build new circuits.
Create redundant data paths.
Shut down certain circuits.
Rearrange its circuitry.
22)

What does Diana call Richard's book? (from Section VII (pages 181-210))

Misanthropic.
Brilliant.
Generous.
Uptight.
23)

What condition does Richard impose on doing any more work for Philip Lentz? (from Section VI (pages 153-180))

He wants to know where Lentz is getting his funding.
He wants to know the secret of programming the algorithms.
He wants to know the story of Lentz and his wife.
He wants Lentz to apologize for deceiving him.
24)

What does Helen make Richard see about consciousness? (from Section VIII (pages 211-240))

That it can only be produced in a being at war with itself.
That it is only a fleeting and ineffable result of connections between neurons.
That it constructs a best-fit pattern out of different input.
That it consists of a certain internal echoing effect.
25)

What did Richard say he got from C.? (from Section IV (pages 91-119))

Material for his novels.
Emotional support.
Money.
Inspiration.
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