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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through “Anxiety Is the Dizziness of Freedom”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Bashaarat in "The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate," what is notable about the small metal hoop in his store?
(a) It separates several hours of time.
(b) It separates several days of time.
(c) It separates several seconds of time.
(d) It separates several months of time.

2. According to the narrator of "What's Expected of Us," how do some people ultimately react to the Predictor?
(a) They experience a life of possibility.
(b) They stop engaging in spontaneous action.
(c) They use the Predictor to become wealthy.
(d) They throw the Predictor against a wall.

3. How does the narrator of "The Great Silence" describe humanity’s actions regarding the near-extinction of its species?
(a) As an intentional act.
(b) As a careless act.
(c) As a malicious act.
(d) As a calculated act.

4. What is the real name for the Great Silence?
(a) The Fermi Paradox.
(b) The Fermi Contradiction.
(c) The Fermi Enigma.
(d) The Fermi Mystery.

5. According to the narrator of "The Truth of Fact, the Truth of Feeling," memory software will bring about the end of what?
(a) Bitter disputes.
(b) Malleable memories.
(c) Happy childhoods.
(d) Future plans.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Bashaarat’s second tale, what shocked the young weaver about his future self?

2. As Fuwaad’s prepares to begin his story, "The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate," how does he describe his tale?

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

4. According to the narrator of "Anxiety Is the Dizziness of Freedom," where do prisms transmit information?

5. What is the name of Jijingi’s tribe?

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