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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the narrator of "What's Expected of Us," what happens at first when someone gets a Predictor?
(a) They find it boring and forget about it.
(b) They learn how to outwit it.
(c) They play with it compulsively.
(d) They find themselves unable to sleep.

2. What does the narrator of “Exhalation” study?
(a) Anthropology.
(b) Aeronautics.
(c) Anatomy.
(d) Astrology.

3. Which digient is quite eager to be incorporated into Binary Desire?
(a) Voyl.
(b) Marco.
(c) Polo.
(d) Jax.

4. To what does the narrator of "What's Expected of Us" compare the end state of many Predictor users?
(a) To an intelligent scourge.
(b) To a cognitive plague.
(c) To a logical contagion.
(d) To a rational epidemic.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the narrator of "The Great Silence," what type of learners are parrots?

2. According to the narrator of "What's Expected of Us," what must one pretend to have?

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

4. According to Bashaarat, on what street did Hassan avoid being trampled by a horse?

5. What is the name of the second story Bashaarat tells Fuwaad?

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