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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the name "pi" come from?
(a) The word for "irrational number" in Russian.
(b) The Museum of the History of Mathematics.
(c) The Greek mathematician, Archimedes.
(d) The sixteenth letter of the Greek alphabet.

2. How does Daniel meet his partner, Neil?
(a) Through a newspaper ad.
(b) At a party.
(c) Online.
(d) In school.

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

4. What caused Daniel to be interested in learning Spanish?
(a) A television show he watched that was in Spanish.
(b) He was about to take a trip to Mexico.
(c) A conversation with Neil's mother about Spain.
(d) Neil spoke the language.

5. Why does Daniel say people are surprised when he tells them he is a Christian?
(a) His thought process is too logical.
(b) He dislikes being with too many other people.
(c) They believe being autistic makes abstract thought too difficult.
(d) He was not brought up Christian.

6. In Chapter 8, Daniel mentions one social situation that caused him great anxiety. What was that?
(a) Neil's parents come to visit.
(b) Someone is smoking in the restaurant he is eating in with Neil .
(c) A party at Ian's house becomes too crowded.
(d) Neil drops some silverware at home during a dinner party.

7. Where is Daniel assigned to go as a volunteer?
(a) Africa.
(b) Lithuania.
(c) Saudi Arabia.
(d) Turkey.

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

9. What language is Daniel learning when the book is being written?
(a) Russian.
(b) Korean.
(c) Icelandic.
(d) Welsh.

10. What sort of questions does Daniel discover Kim Peek likes to be asked most of all?
(a) Scientific data.
(b) Historical dates and figures.
(c) Film history.
(d) Mathematical.

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

12. What does the National Autistic Society in England suggest as a fairer alternative to a job interview for autistic people?
(a) A telephone call.
(b) Good references.
(c) A work trial.
(d) A résumé.

13. How does Daniel best learn new languages?
(a) Visually.
(b) By playing Scrabble with the foreign letters.
(c) From watching television.
(d) By listening to it spoken.

14. Daniel sees a tarakona in his kitchen. What is that?
(a) An ant.
(b) A mouse.
(c) A cockroach.
(d) A grasshopper.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Daniel's favorite rock group?

2. What is the last challenge the documentary makers have for Daniel?

3. How was Daniel's verbal practice of pi recitation frustrating for him?

4. How did Daniel's family react to Brainman when it was shown in Britain?

5. Whose photo does Daniel keep on the dresser in his kitchen?

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