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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Bashaarat, on what street did Hassan avoid being trampled by a horse?
(a) The Street of Blue Moons.
(b) The Street of Black Dogs.
(c) The Street of Green Dragons.
(d) The Street of White Wolves.

2. 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.

3. While performing his risky experiment, what does the narrator of "Exhalation" learn about their brains?
(a) Their brains are running more inexpertly.
(b) Their brains are running more slowly.
(c) Their brains are running more efficiently.
(d) Their brains are running more quickly.

4. What is the name of the first story Bashaarat tells Fuwaad?
(a) "The Tale of the Fortunate Rope-Maker."
(b) "The Tale of the Foolish Rope-Maker."
(c) "The Tale of the Unfortunate Rope-Maker."
(d) "The Tale of the Unhappy Rope-Maker."

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the young weaver in Bashaarat’s second tale?

2. According to the narrator of "What's Expected of Us," on what does civilization now depend?

3. According to the narrator of "What's Expected of Us," what must one pretend to have?

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

5. To whom is Fuwaad addressing his tale, "The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate"?

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