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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through “The Lifecycle of Software Objects” (Chapters 1-5).

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. According to the narrator of "What's Expected of Us," what happens at first when someone gets a Predictor?
(a) They find it boring and forget about it.
(b) They learn how to outwit it.
(c) They find themselves unable to sleep.
(d) They play with it compulsively.

3. According to the narrator of "Exhalation," what exists inside their arms?
(a) Rods and pistons.
(b) Axles and bearings.
(c) Gears and trains.
(d) Splines and fasteners.

4. What literary device is being employed when the narrator of "What's Expected of Us" references a “Lovecraftian horror” (59)?
(a) Allusion.
(b) Symbolism.
(c) Hyperbole.
(d) Irony.

5. What irregularity occurs on the first day of the year in "Exhalation"?
(a) The clock strikes at the moment the crier finishes his recitation.
(b) The crier finishes his recitation before the clock strikes.
(c) The clock strikes before the crier finishes his recitation.
(d) The clock never strikes at all.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Derek modify the physical appearance of his digients in Chapter 5 of "The Lifecycle of Software Objects"?

2. As Chapter 5 of "The Lifecycle of Software Objects" begins, what is the new virtual reality platform?

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

4. Which digient is Ana’s favorite?

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

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