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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through “Omphalos”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Jeremy Brauer describe digients in Chapter 9 of "The Lifecycle of Software Objects"?
(a) As deal shakers.
(b) As deal breakers.
(c) As deal makers.
(d) As deal creators.

2. According to Bashaarat in "The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate," what is notable about the small metal hoop in his store?
(a) It separates several hours of time.
(b) It separates several days of time.
(c) It separates several seconds of time.
(d) It separates several months of time.

3. How does the narrator of "The Great Silence" describe the extinction of its species?
(a) As the silencing of their voice.
(b) As the great darkness.
(c) As the loss of beauty.
(d) As the end of the world.

4. As the story "The Lifecycle of Software Objects" opens, what company has an opening that is perfect for Ana?
(a) Blue Alpha.
(b) Blue Beta.
(c) Blue Delta.
(d) Blue Gamma.

5. What is the name of the doctor who treats Edmund in “Dacey’s Patent Automatic Nanny”?
(a) Dr. Lambshead.
(b) Dr. Lightfoot.
(c) Dr. Latear.
(d) Dr. Lowfield.

Short Answer Questions

1. What developer makes a robot body so that digients may experience the world?

2. According to the narrator of “Dacey’s Patent Automatic Nanny,” Reginald Dacey is so compelled to finish his creation that he is not even deterred by what event?

3. What is a second solution to the Great Silence, according to the narrator of the story with the same name?

4. According to the narrator of "Exhalation," what exists at the edge of the world?

5. According to the narrator of "The Great Silence," humans have a strong desire to do what?

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