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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 logical contagion.
(c) To a rational epidemic.
(d) To a cognitive plague.

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

3. According to the narrator of "Exhalation," what exists at the edge of the world?
(a) A solid wall of aluminum.
(b) A solid wall of copper.
(c) A solid wall of zinc.
(d) A solid wall of chromium.

4. According to the narrator of "Exhalation," each being daily consumes two sets of what?
(a) Brains.
(b) Hearts.
(c) Stomachs.
(d) Lungs.

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

6. According to the narrator of "Exhalation," every breath they take contributes to what?
(a) Imbalance.
(b) Equilibrium.
(c) Agitation.
(d) Instability.

7. Ana is horrified when she discovers people have hacked the digients in order to do what?
(a) Torture them.
(b) Customize them.
(c) Modify them.
(d) Marry them.

8. What is Derek Brook’s role in developing the digients?
(a) He designs their personalities.
(b) He designs their avatars.
(c) He designs their clothing.
(d) He designs their environments.

9. According to Ana, love means what?
(a) Capitulation.
(b) Abandonment.
(c) Sacrifice.
(d) Surrender.

10. 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 an albino.
(b) That the Caliph's grandson would be born via caesarean section.
(c) That the Caliph's grandson would be born in a caul.
(d) That the Caliph's grandson would be born prematurely.

11. 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 discovery.
(c) To allow his younger self the experience of joy.
(d) To allow his younger self the experience of passion.

12. According to the narrator of "The Lifecycle of Software Objects," what is Neuroblast?
(a) A genomic engine.
(b) A virtual engine.
(c) A digital engine.
(d) A biological engine.

13. According to the narrator of "What's Expected of Us," what appears before the button is pressed?
(a) A red light.
(b) A green light.
(c) A blue light.
(d) A white light.

14. To whom is Fuwaad addressing his tale, "The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate"?
(a) The Caliph of Mosul.
(b) The Caliph of Ramadi.
(c) The Caliph of Baghdad.
(d) The Caliph of Basrah.

15. According to the narrator of "Exhalation," the reader should rejoice in what?
(a) The miracle of life.
(b) The peace of mind.
(c) The laws of physics.
(d) The beauty of nature.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the patch that delivers hormones to induce affection between digient and trainer in "The Lifecycle of Software Objects"?

2. As Chapter 5 of "The Lifecycle of Software Objects" begins, what is the new virtual reality platform?

3. What is the name of the third story Bashaarat tells Fuwaad?

4. According to the narrator of "What's Expected of Us," how do some people ultimately react to the Predictor?

5. According to the narrator of "Exhalation," what does the inscription hypothesis fail to explain?

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