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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through “Dacey’s Patent Automatic Nanny”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the patch that delivers hormones to induce affection between digient and trainer in "The Lifecycle of Software Objects"?
(a) InstantAffection.
(b) InstantRapport.
(c) InstantLove.
(d) InstantReward.

2. According to the narrator of "What's Expected of Us," what is compatible with determinism?
(a) Every form of human motivation.
(b) Every form of human emotion.
(c) Every form of human ingenuity.
(d) Every form of human behavior.

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

4. According to the narrator of "Exhalation," how long will it take before their species died out?
(a) Many weeks.
(b) Many days.
(c) Many hours.
(d) Many centuries.

5. According to the narrator of "Exhalation," what is one mystery they have never solved?
(a) The nature of movement.
(b) The nature of speech.
(c) The nature of the universe.
(d) The nature of memory.

Short Answer Questions

1. While performing his risky experiment, how long does the narrator of "Exhalation" plan to work uninterrupted?

2. 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?

3. According to Ana, love means what?

4. What company offers Ana a job after the merger "The Lifecycle of Software Objects"?

5. According to Binary Desire’s pitch in Chapter 8 of "The Lifecycle of Software Objects," the company will fund the Neuroblast port in exchange for what?

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