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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. When the seal has been broken in the Autopsy room, who is in there?
2. What type of waste products did Andromeda produce?
3. There is a lab rat in the room with Dr. Burton, what do Stone and Hall notice about it?
4. What have these home remedies done to Jackson?
5. Why does Hall think the baby's survival and the birds' survival are related?
Short Essay Questions
1. In the conference room in Chapter 12, Dr. Stone talks about a man named Rudolph Karp. Who is Karp? Why does Stone discuss him?
2. Leavitt has a dream about a house. When he wakens he believes it has an answer to Andromeda. Describe the dream and his thoughts and reactions to the dream.
3. What kinds of animals are used in research? What do various animals do best? Why is the Black Norway Rat used most often in scientific experiments?
4. Describe the study Leavitt uses as the basis for his rule of 48.
5. How did Andromeda infect the town of Piedmont?
6. Why is Mark Hall's reaction to the female computer voice important?
7. What do you think Montaigne meant by the quote "Men under stress are fools, and fool themselves." in relationship to the behavior of the men at Wildfire?
8. Write about some of the mistakes the scientists made when dealing with Andromeda.
9. Describe the crash scene of the military jet to which Major Manchek travels . What does it look like? What does he find?
10. When he knows about Andromeda's weakness what action does Hall take with Dr. Burton in the biopsy lab?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
One theme explored in this book relates to the rising fear in the mid-twentieth century that mankind would become slaves to technology. Do you think this is possible? Why? Give examples of what you believe illustrates this fear. Do you believe you've become a slave to technology in your own life? How? Why?
Essay Topic 2
What do you think is the meaning of this phrase: "Especially in the United States, consumers decide what technology is worthy of purchase." How does your life illustrate that idea? Do you think the idea would be meaningless in a much more technologically-lower country? Why?
Essay Topic 3
Science has the potential to empower or to enslave humanity. What do you think this means? How does it relate to life in the 21st century? How does it relate to your life?
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