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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 is the end state of many Predictor users?
(a) Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
(b) Akinetic mutism.
(c) Abulic aphasia.
(d) Athymhormic syndrome.

2. According to the narrator of "What's Expected of Us," how do some people ultimately react to the Predictor?
(a) They experience a life of possibility.
(b) They stop engaging in spontaneous action.
(c) They use the Predictor to become wealthy.
(d) They throw the Predictor against a wall.

3. While performing his risky experiment, what does the narrator of "Exhalation" learn about their world?
(a) The air pressure of their brains is decreasing.
(b) The air pressure of their brains is increasing.
(c) The air pressure of the universe is increasing.
(d) The air pressure of the universe is decreasing.

4. Who is the young weaver in Bashaarat’s second tale?
(a) Ayan.
(b) Ajib.
(c) Arham.
(d) Adnan.

5. What prediction does Fuwaad make to the captain of the city guard in "The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate"?
(a) That the Caliph's grandson would be born via caesarean section.
(b) That the Caliph's grandson would be born in a caul.
(c) That the Caliph's grandson would be born prematurely.
(d) That the Caliph’s grandson would be born an albino.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Over what did Fuwaad and his wife argue?

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