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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why are nouns Daniel's favorite parts of speech?
(a) The tense does not change.
(b) They are easiest for him to visualize.
(c) They have a mathematical element.
(d) They are the easiest words to learn.

2. Why doesn't Daniel take notes during his training?
(a) He does take notes.
(b) He can remember everything.
(c) He cannot understand much of it.
(d) He loses his pen.

3. Whose photo does Daniel keep on the dresser in his kitchen?
(a) His nephew's.
(b) Neil's.
(c) His brother's.
(d) His mother's.

4. How was Daniel able to win at Blackjack?
(a) Pure luck.
(b) Cheating.
(c) Playing instinctively.
(d) Counting cards.

5. What American television show did Daniel appear on after the broadcasting of the documentary he was in?
(a) The View.
(b) The Tonight Show.
(c) Late Show with David Letterman.
(d) The Today Show.

6. Why did Daniel decide to publicly recite as many digits in the number pi as he could to beat a record?
(a) For a documentary he was making.
(b) To raise money for autism research.
(c) To raise money for the National Society for Epilepsy.
(d) To impress Neil.

7. When Daniel is interrupted during the interview with a question, what is his first reaction?
(a) Silence.
(b) Laughter.
(c) He plugs up his ears.
(d) Fear.

8. What is Esperanto?
(a) A blend of many languages with logical grammar.
(b) A Spanish dialect.
(c) Daniel's made-up language.
(d) The esoteric language used in Wales.

9. What is the documentary about Daniel titled?
(a) Savant Syndrome.
(b) Daniel Tammet.
(c) Brainman.
(d) Born on a Blue Day.

10. What type of language does Daniel find most confusing because of his Asperger's?
(a) Semantic language.
(b) Idiomatic language.
(c) Symbolic language.
(d) Foreign language.

11. What was Daniel's mood like on the flight to California?
(a) Anxious.
(b) Terrified.
(c) Optimistic.
(d) Enthusiastic.

12. What is Daniel's assignment for the volunteer organization?
(a) English teacher.
(b) Farming instruction.
(c) Math teacher.
(d) Social worker.

13. What skill did Professor Ramachandran first ask Daniel to demonstrate for him and his team?
(a) Conversational skills.
(b) Recitation of pi.
(c) Calendar calculations.
(d) Calculations in his head.

14. What is amazing about the way in which Kim Peek can read a book and memorize it?
(a) He can skim through a page in thirty seconds.
(b) He reads two pages simultaneously, one with each eye.
(c) He reads only the middle sections.
(d) He reads from the bottom up.

15. To what Lithuanian city was Daniel assigned to volunteer?
(a) Kaunas.
(b) Kretinga.
(c) Visaginas.
(d) Palanga.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did anyone know if Daniel was reciting pi correctly?

2. How did the scientists testing Daniel in California know that he realized their string of pi digits was incorrect?

3. How long is Daniel's challenge in Iceland reduced in time?

4. What is Daniel's favorite rock group?

5. How many digits of pi was Daniel able to recite to beat the record?

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