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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 centuries.
(b) Many days.
(c) Many hours.
(d) Many weeks.

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

3. Over what did Fuwaad and his wife argue?
(a) His infidelity.
(b) His many debts.
(c) His involvement in the slave trade.
(d) His great spending.

4. According to the narrator of "What's Expected of Us," only what can become discouraged?
(a) A freethinking entity.
(b) An empathic individual.
(c) A heartless individual.
(d) A rational being.

5. While performing his risky experiment, what does the narrator of "Exhalation" learn about their brains?
(a) Their brains are running more inexpertly.
(b) Their brains are running more efficiently.
(c) Their brains are running more quickly.
(d) Their brains are running more slowly.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the second story Bashaarat tells Fuwaad?

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

3. According to the narrator of "Exhalation," each being daily consumes two sets of what?

4. What irregularity occurs on the first day of the year in "Exhalation"?

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

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