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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what does the narrator of "What's Expected of Us" compare the end state of many Predictor users?
(a) To an intelligent scourge.
(b) To a cognitive plague.
(c) To a logical contagion.
(d) To a rational epidemic.

2. According to Derek in Chapter 9 of "The Lifecycle of Software Objects," Derek opposes Ana undergoing what?
(a) Neurological engineering.
(b) Neurological choreography.
(c) Neurological operation.
(d) Neurological manipulation.

3. What was the name of Alex’s trainer in "The Great Silence"?
(a) Ivy Pepperberg.
(b) Iris Pepperberg.
(c) Isabella Pepperberg.
(d) Irene Pepperberg.

4. 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.

5. What is one solution to the Great Silence, according to the narrator of the story with the same name?
(a) That intelligent species do not like humans.
(b) That intelligent species communicate through images.
(c) That intelligent species do not communicate.
(d) That intelligent species hide their presence.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the final message for humanity from the narrator of "The Great Silence"?

2. What observatory does the narrator of "The Great Silence" often ponder?

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

4. According to the narrator of "What's Expected of Us," why are a third of Predictor users hospitalized?

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

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