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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the patch that delivers hormones to induce affection between digient and trainer in "The Lifecycle of Software Objects"?
(a) InstantAffection.
(b) InstantReward.
(c) InstantRapport.
(d) InstantLove.

2. As Chapter 9 of "The Lifecycle of Software Objects" begins, Ana speaks with two researchers for Exponential Applicances, a company that produces what?
(a) Kitchen appliances.
(b) Holograms.
(c) Household robots.
(d) Self-driving cars.

3. According to the narrator of "The Great Silence," what do many religions consider to be a pathway to the divine?
(a) Speech.
(b) Prayer.
(c) Art.
(d) Meditation.

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

5. To whom is Fuwaad addressing his tale, "The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate"?
(a) The Caliph of Baghdad.
(b) The Caliph of Basrah.
(c) The Caliph of Ramadi.
(d) The Caliph of Mosul.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Derek Brook’s role in developing the digients?

2. What literary device is being employed when the narrator of "What's Expected of Us" references a “Lovecraftian horror” (59)?

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

4. According to the narrator of "The Lifecycle of Software Objects," a digient is a digital organism designed to look like what?

5. According to the narrator of "Exhalation," what is the reservoir of air that exists underground?

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