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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through “The Great Silence”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the narrator of "What's Expected of Us," what is the end state of many Predictor users?
(a) Akinetic mutism.
(b) Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
(c) Abulic aphasia.
(d) Athymhormic syndrome.

2. How does the narrator of "The Great Silence" describe the fact that humans overlook a nonhuman species capable of communicating right in their backyard?
(a) As symbolic.
(b) As metaphorical.
(c) As ironic.
(d) As hyperbolic.

3. What observatory does the narrator of "The Great Silence" often ponder?
(a) Mauna Kea.
(b) Arecibo.
(c) La Silla.
(d) Kitt Peak.

4. According to the narrator of "What's Expected of Us," why are a third of Predictor users hospitalized?
(a) They stop eating.
(b) They develop radiation poisoning.
(c) They lose their vision.
(d) Their hearts give out.

5. What is the real name for the Great Silence?
(a) The Fermi Contradiction.
(b) The Fermi Paradox.
(c) The Fermi Enigma.
(d) The Fermi Mystery.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Binary Desire’s pitch in Chapter 8 of "The Lifecycle of Software Objects," the company will maintain what aspect of the digients?

2. According to the narrator of "What's Expected of Us," what is compatible with determinism?

3. According to the narrator of "What's Expected of Us," what will follow this warning?

4. What was the name of Alex’s trainer in "The Great Silence"?

5. According to Derek in Chapter 9 of "The Lifecycle of Software Objects," Derek opposes Ana undergoing what?

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