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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. As Fuwaad’s story, "The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate," begins, he is wandering a market in what city?
(a) Jerusalem.
(b) Baghdad.
(c) Istanbul.
(d) Damascus.

2. 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 before the crier finishes his recitation.
(c) The clock strikes at the moment the crier finishes his recitation.
(d) The clock never strikes at all.

3. How does Dorothea in "Omphalos" feel about astronomy?
(a) It is the least relevant of the sciences.
(b) It is the dullest of the sciences.
(c) It is the science of God.
(d) It is the most interesting of the sciences.

4. According to Dorothea at the end of "Omphalos," what is a miracle?
(a) Free will.
(b) Forgiveness.
(c) Emotional bonds.
(d) The ability to think.

5. According to the narrator of "Exhalation," what exists inside their arms?
(a) Splines and fasteners.
(b) Axles and bearings.
(c) Rods and pistons.
(d) Gears and trains.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Alex demonstrate about a nonhuman species, according to the narrator of "The Great Silence"?

2. According to Dorothea at the beginning of "Omphalos," how old is the Earth?

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

4. What was Ana Alvarado’s first job?

5. According to the narrator of "What's Expected of Us," what is the end state of many Predictor users?

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