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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Twelve, Reykjavik, New York, Home.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the city in Iceland that Daniel must go to?
(a) Reykjavik.
(b) Dalvik.
(c) Akranes.
(d) Grindavik.

2. When Daniel's father took a different route to nursery school one morning, how did Daniel react?
(a) With giggles.
(b) With loud crying.
(c) He didn't notice.
(d) With amazement at the new streets.

3. What is the last challenge the documentary makers have for Daniel?
(a) To recite pi publicly.
(b) To return to Lithuania and speak about himself.
(c) To begin a language website.
(d) To learn a new language in one week.

4. What is Iceland's literacy rate?
(a) 50%.
(b) 85%.
(c) 98%.
(d) 100%.

5. Professor Ramachandran theorizes that language emerged:
(a) Using visual learning aids.
(b) From an agreement to create neologisms.
(c) From synesthetic connections in the brain.
(d) Originally from mathematics.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Daniel talks to himself, it helps him in what way?

2. What is the Feynman point in pi?

3. When Daniel had his second seizure, what did his father do?

4. Daniel was relentless at doing one thing when he was a baby. What was that?

5. How does Daniel best learn new languages?

(see the answer key)

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