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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the narrator of "The Great Silence" describe the extinction of its species?
(a) As the loss of beauty.
(b) As the end of the world.
(c) As the silencing of their voice.
(d) As the great darkness.

2. According to the narrator of "The Lifecycle of Software Objects," what is Neuroblast?
(a) A virtual engine.
(b) A biological engine.
(c) A digital engine.
(d) A genomic engine.

3. According to the narrator of "What's Expected of Us," what begins to sink in after one has had a Predictor for a few days?
(a) The repercussions of a spontaneous future.
(b) The repercussions of a hypothetical future.
(c) The repercussions of a limitless future.
(d) The repercussions of an unchangeable future.

4. According to Lionel in “Dacey’s Patent Automatic Nanny,” what has been a failed experiment?
(a) His son.
(b) His dreams.
(c) His life.
(d) His career.

5. According to the narrator of "What's Expected of Us," it is impossible to do what?
(a) Break a Predictor.
(b) Forget a Predictor.
(c) Fool a Predictor.
(d) Shatter a Predictor.

Short Answer Questions

1. While performing his risky experiment, what does the narrator of "Exhalation" learn about their brains?

2. What risky experiment does the narrator of "Exhalation" undertake?

3. According to the narrator of "Exhalation," what obvious proposition has been accepted for most of history?

4. According to the narrator of "The Truth of Fact, the Truth of Feeling," what is necessary for forgiveness?

5. What was the name of Fuwaad’s wife?

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