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

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

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

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

5. According to the narrator of "What's Expected of Us," what does the Predictor do?
(a) Sends a signal back in time.
(b) Sends a signal to another dimension.
(c) Sends a signal to a distant planet.
(d) Sends a signal forward in time.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the narrator of "What's Expected of Us," what does the Predictor demonstrate?

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

3. What is the name of the first story Bashaarat tells Fuwaad?

4. In Bashaarat’s second tale, what shocked the young weaver about his future self?

5. According to the narrator of "What's Expected of Us," only what can become discouraged?

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