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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 wife in Bashaarat’s second tale?
(a) Fatima.
(b) Najya.
(c) Taahira.
(d) Raniya.

2. According to the narrator of "Exhalation," what does the inscription hypothesis fail to explain?
(a) Forgetfulness.
(b) Versatility.
(c) Precision.
(d) Joy.

3. How does Jijingi describe words?
(a) As the bricks underneath the house.
(b) As the bones underneath the meat.
(c) As the land underneath the sky.
(d) As the wood underneath the fire.

4. What is the name of Derek’s wife in "The Lifecycle of Software Objects"?
(a) Wendy.
(b) Winona.
(c) Winnie.
(d) Willa.

5. Over what did Fuwaad and his wife argue?
(a) His infidelity.
(b) His involvement in the slave trade.
(c) His many debts.
(d) His great spending.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what does the narrator of "What's Expected of Us" compare the end state of many Predictor users?

2. What was Ana Alvarado’s first job?

3. What observatory does the narrator of "The Great Silence" often ponder?

4. According to the narrator of "What's Expected of Us," it is impossible to do what?

5. How does the narrator of "The Great Silence" describe the extinction of its species?

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