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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 prediction does Fuwaad make to the captain of the city guard in "The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate"?
(a) That the Caliph's grandson would be born prematurely.
(b) That the Caliph’s grandson would be born an albino.
(c) That the Caliph's grandson would be born in a caul.
(d) That the Caliph's grandson would be born via caesarean section.

2. According to Bashaarat on page 12, why did Hassan’s older self not spare him from all misfortune?
(a) To allow his younger self the experience of fear.
(b) To allow his younger self the experience of joy.
(c) To allow his younger self the experience of discovery.
(d) To allow his younger self the experience of passion.

3. According to the narrator of "The Great Silence," what do parrots use to get another birds attention?
(a) Contact calls.
(b) Communication calls.
(c) Connection calls.
(d) Correspondence calls.

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

5. 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 hypothetical future.
(b) The repercussions of a limitless future.
(c) The repercussions of a spontaneous future.
(d) The repercussions of an unchangeable future.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrator of "The Great Silence" describe the fact that humans overlook a nonhuman species capable of communicating right in their backyard?

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

3. How does Derek modify the physical appearance of his digients in Chapter 5 of "The Lifecycle of Software Objects"?

4. According to the narrator of "The Great Silence," what do many religions consider to be a pathway to the divine?

5. According to the narrator of "What's Expected of Us," the knowledge of the Predictor does what to the human logical system?

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