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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. According to the narrator of "What's Expected of Us," what is compatible with determinism?
(a) Every form of human behavior.
(b) Every form of human ingenuity.
(c) Every form of human motivation.
(d) Every form of human emotion.

4. As "The Lifecycle of Software Objects" begins, what is the name of the virtual world Ana visits?
(a) Pixel Earth.
(b) VR Earth.
(c) Digital Earth.
(d) Data Earth.

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

6. What is the name of the wife in Bashaarat’s second tale?
(a) Fatima.
(b) Taahira.
(c) Raniya.
(d) Najya.

7. According to Binary Desire’s pitch in Chapter 8 of "The Lifecycle of Software Objects," the company will fund the Neuroblast port in exchange for what?
(a) Non-exclusive rights to the digients.
(b) Economic rights to the digients.
(c) Select rights to the digients.
(d) Exclusive rights to the digients.

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

9. Which digient is quite eager to be incorporated into Binary Desire?
(a) Voyl.
(b) Marco.
(c) Jax.
(d) Polo.

10. According to Binary Desire’s pitch in Chapter 8 of "The Lifecycle of Software Objects," the digients will never be subjected to what?
(a) Vilification.
(b) Injustice.
(c) Coercion.
(d) Abuse.

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

12. What is the name of the third story Bashaarat tells Fuwaad?
(a) “The Tale of the Wife and Her Sister."
(b) “The Tale of the Wife and Her Husband."
(c) “The Tale of the Wife and Her Lover."
(d) “The Tale of the Wife and Her Son."

13. According to the narrator of "What's Expected of Us," on what does civilization now depend?
(a) Self-determination.
(b) Self-actualization.
(c) Self-deception.
(d) Self-esteem.

14. What job has Derek taken in Chapter 4 of "The Lifecycle of Software Objects"?
(a) An animator.
(b) An architect.
(c) A producer.
(d) An engineer.

15. According to the narrator of "Exhalation," what is one mystery they have never solved?
(a) The nature of speech.
(b) The nature of movement.
(c) The nature of memory.
(d) The nature of the universe.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the name of the first story Bashaarat tells Fuwaad?

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

4. According to the narrator of "What's Expected of Us," what must one pretend to have?

5. Which digient is Ana’s favorite?

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