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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through “The Great Silence”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As Fuwaad’s story, "The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate," begins, he is wandering a market in what city?
(a) Baghdad.
(b) Jerusalem.
(c) Istanbul.
(d) Damascus.

2. What does the European missionary promise to teach Jijingi?
(a) How to play piano.
(b) How to read.
(c) How to speak.
(d) How to swim.

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

4. What is the name of the doctor who treats Edmund in “Dacey’s Patent Automatic Nanny”?
(a) Dr. Lowfield.
(b) Dr. Lambshead.
(c) Dr. Latear.
(d) Dr. Lightfoot.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In 1925, the Automatic Nanny is included on a list of what?

2. With whom does Data Earth announce a merger at the start of Chapter 6 of "The Lifecycle of Software Objects"?

3. According to the narrator of "Exhalation," every breath they take contributes to what?

4. What is the final message for humanity from the narrator of "The Great Silence"?

5. By what name does Bashaarat call the large hoop in "The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate"?

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