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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 "What's Expected of Us," what does the Predictor demonstrate?
(a) That the future does not exist.
(b) That free will does not exist.
(c) That the past does not exist.
(d) That humanity does not exist.

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

3. What is the name of the third story Bashaarat tells Fuwaad?
(a) “The Tale of the Wife and Her Son."
(b) “The Tale of the Wife and Her Lover."
(c) “The Tale of the Wife and Her Sister."
(d) “The Tale of the Wife and Her Husband."

4. According to the narrator of "What's Expected of Us," on what does civilization now depend?
(a) Self-determination.
(b) Self-actualization.
(c) Self-deception.
(d) Self-esteem.

5. According to the narrator of "Exhalation," what obvious proposition has been accepted for most of history?
(a) That they draw life from the stars.
(b) That they draw life from the sea.
(c) That they draw life from the soil.
(d) That they draw life from the air.

Short Answer Questions

1. As Fuwaad’s prepares to begin his story, "The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate," how does he describe his tale?

2. According to the narrator of "What's Expected of Us," how do some people ultimately react to the Predictor?

3. By what name does Bashaarat call the large hoop in "The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate"?

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

5. According to Bashaarat, on what street did Hassan avoid being trampled by a horse?

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