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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. According to the narrator of "Exhalation," what does the inscription hypothesis fail to explain?
(a) Versatility.
(b) Forgetfulness.
(c) Precision.
(d) Joy.

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

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

4. What risky experiment does the narrator of "Exhalation" undertake?
(a) Self-study.
(b) Self-diagnosis.
(c) Self-dissection.
(d) Self-evaluation.

5. According to the narrator of "What's Expected of Us," on what does civilization now depend?
(a) Self-deception.
(b) Self-actualization.
(c) Self-determination.
(d) Self-esteem.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Ana is horrified when she discovers people have hacked the digients in order to do what?

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

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," how do some people ultimately react to the Predictor?

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