View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through “What’s Expected of Us”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What risky experiment does the narrator of "Exhalation" undertake?
(a) Self-study.
(b) Self-dissection.
(c) Self-evaluation.
(d) Self-diagnosis.

2. As Fuwaad’s prepares to begin his story, "The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate," how does he describe his tale?
(a) As a warning and a lesson.
(b) As fiction and fable.
(c) As facts and data.
(d) As advice and counsel.

3. To whom is Fuwaad addressing his tale, "The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate"?
(a) The Caliph of Baghdad.
(b) The Caliph of Mosul.
(c) The Caliph of Basrah.
(d) The Caliph of Ramadi.

4. 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 an unchangeable future.
(b) The repercussions of a spontaneous future.
(c) The repercussions of a hypothetical future.
(d) The repercussions of a limitless future.

5. According to the narrator of "What's Expected of Us," the knowledge of the Predictor does what to the human logical system?
(a) Overrides it.
(b) Torments it.
(c) Subdues it.
(d) Crashes it.

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 "Exhalation," the reader should rejoice in what?

3. What is the name of the wife in Bashaarat’s second tale?

4. While performing his risky experiment, what does the narrator of "Exhalation" learn about their brains?

5. According to the narrator of "Exhalation," what does the inscription hypothesis fail to explain?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 278 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample