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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 "The Great Silence," what do parrots use to get another birds attention?
(a) Connection calls.
(b) Correspondence calls.
(c) Communication calls.
(d) Contact calls.

2. According to the narrator of "What's Expected of Us," on what does civilization now depend?
(a) Self-deception.
(b) Self-determination.
(c) Self-actualization.
(d) Self-esteem.

3. According to the narrator of "What's Expected of Us," what begins to sink in after one has had a Predictor for a few days?
(a) The repercussions of a limitless future.
(b) The repercussions of a spontaneous future.
(c) The repercussions of a hypothetical future.
(d) The repercussions of an unchangeable future.

4. What type of parrot narrates the story, "The Great Silence"?
(a) A Congo African Grey parrot.
(b) A New Zealand parrot.
(c) A Quaker parrot.
(d) A Puerto Rican parrot.

5. According to the narrator of "What's Expected of Us," why has he sent this warning?
(a) Because he had no choice.
(b) Because he wants to prove free will exists.
(c) Because he wants to change the future.
(d) Because he loves humanity.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the narrator of "What's Expected of Us," what appears before the button is pressed?

2. How does the narrator of "The Great Silence" describe the extinction of its species?

3. What does the merger mean for the digients, as explained in Chapter 6 "The Lifecycle of Software Objects"?

4. According to the narrator of "What's Expected of Us," what is the end state of many Predictor users?

5. According to the narrator of "The Great Silence," humans have a strong desire to do what?

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