Exhalation Quiz | Eight Week Quiz D

Ted Chiang
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Exhalation Quiz | Eight Week Quiz D

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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through “The Lifecycle of Software Objects” (Chapters 6-10).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the narrator of "What's Expected of Us," what is compatible with determinism?
(a) Every form of human emotion.
(b) Every form of human motivation.
(c) Every form of human ingenuity.
(d) Every form of human behavior.

2. According to Binary Desire’s pitch in Chapter 8 of "The Lifecycle of Software Objects," the company will fund the Neuroblast port in exchange for what?
(a) Economic rights to the digients.
(b) Exclusive rights to the digients.
(c) Select rights to the digients.
(d) Non-exclusive rights to the digients.

3. According to the narrator of "Exhalation," how long will it take before their species died out?
(a) Many hours.
(b) Many weeks.
(c) Many days.
(d) Many centuries.

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

5. According to Bashaarat in "The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate," what is notable about the small metal hoop in his store?
(a) It separates several hours of time.
(b) It separates several seconds of time.
(c) It separates several days of time.
(d) It separates several months of time.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. As Fuwaad’s prepares to begin his story, "The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate," how does he describe his tale?

3. What is the name of Derek’s wife in "The Lifecycle of Software Objects"?

4. According to the narrator of "The Lifecycle of Software Objects," what is Neuroblast?

5. While performing his risky experiment, how long does the narrator of "Exhalation" plan to work uninterrupted?

(see the answer key)

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