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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. As Fuwaad’s story, "The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate," begins, he is wandering a market in what city?
(a) Baghdad.
(b) Damascus.
(c) Jerusalem.
(d) Istanbul.

2. According to the narrator of "What's Expected of Us," how do some people ultimately react to the Predictor?
(a) They stop engaging in spontaneous action.
(b) They throw the Predictor against a wall.
(c) They experience a life of possibility.
(d) They use the Predictor to become wealthy.

3. Who is the young weaver in Bashaarat’s second tale?
(a) Adnan.
(b) Ayan.
(c) Arham.
(d) Ajib.

4. What is the name of the second story Bashaarat tells Fuwaad?
(a) “The Tale of the Weaver Who Stole from Himself.”
(b) “The Tale of the Carpenter Who Stole from Himself.”
(c) “The Tale of the Merchant Who Stole from Himself.”
(d) “The Tale of the Scrivener Who Stole from Himself.”

5. According to the narrator of "Exhalation," each being daily consumes two sets of what?
(a) Hearts.
(b) Stomachs.
(c) Lungs.
(d) Brains.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. According to Bashaarat in "The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate," what is notable about the small metal hoop in his store?

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

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

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