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

2. According to the narrator of "Exhalation," what is the reservoir of air that exists underground?
(a) The great lung of the world.
(b) The great brain of the world.
(c) The great stomach of the world.
(d) The great heart of the world.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. According to the narrator of "What's Expected of Us," what is the end state of many Predictor users?

4. According to Bashaarat in "The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate," what is notable about the small metal hoop in his store?

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

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