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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. What is the other profession of the merchant Bashaarat in "The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate"?
(a) Jeweler.
(b) Banker.
(c) Chef.
(d) Inventor.

2. What does the narrator of “Exhalation” study?
(a) Anthropology.
(b) Anatomy.
(c) Astrology.
(d) Aeronautics.

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

4. According to the narrator of "What's Expected of Us," what will follow this warning?
(a) A new invention.
(b) Warnings addressing other issues.
(c) Proof of free will.
(d) A powerful new theory.

5. In Bashaarat’s second tale, what shocked the young weaver about his future self?
(a) How extravagantly he lived.
(b) How generously he gave to charity.
(c) How grumpy he was.
(d) How poorly he lived.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the narrator of "Exhalation," what does the inscription hypothesis fail to explain?

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

3. What is the name of the wife in Bashaarat’s second tale?

4. To what does the narrator of "What's Expected of Us" compare the end state of many Predictor users?

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

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