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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. According to Bashaarat, on what street did Hassan avoid being trampled by a horse?
(a) The Street of Blue Moons.
(b) The Street of Green Dragons.
(c) The Street of White Wolves.
(d) The Street of Black Dogs.

5. What does Binary Desire produce, as revealed at the end of Chapter 7 in "The Lifecycle of Software Objects"?
(a) Sex dolls.
(b) Live mannequins.
(c) Virtual performers.
(d) Crash-test dummies.

6. Where is Bashaarat’s first store located?
(a) Giza.
(b) Alexandria.
(c) Cairo.
(d) Luxor.

7. According to the narrator of "What's Expected of Us," what will follow this warning?
(a) Warnings addressing other issues.
(b) Proof of free will.
(c) A powerful new theory.
(d) A new invention.

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

9. While performing his risky experiment, what does the narrator of "Exhalation" learn about their brains?
(a) Their brains are running more quickly.
(b) Their brains are running more efficiently.
(c) Their brains are running more inexpertly.
(d) Their brains are running more slowly.

10. What irregularity occurs on the first day of the year in "Exhalation"?
(a) The clock strikes at the moment the crier finishes his recitation.
(b) The clock never strikes at all.
(c) The crier finishes his recitation before the clock strikes.
(d) The clock strikes before the crier finishes his recitation.

11. What is the name of the patch that delivers hormones to induce affection between digient and trainer in "The Lifecycle of Software Objects"?
(a) InstantAffection.
(b) InstantLove.
(c) InstantReward.
(d) InstantRapport.

12. According to the narrator of "What's Expected of Us," only what can become discouraged?
(a) An empathic individual.
(b) A freethinking entity.
(c) A heartless individual.
(d) A rational being.

13. With which two digients does Derek often spend time?
(a) Ferdinand and Magellan.
(b) Marco and Polo.
(c) Daniel and Boone.
(d) Lief and Erikson.

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

15. According to the narrator of "What's Expected of Us," what happens at first when someone gets a Predictor?
(a) They find themselves unable to sleep.
(b) They learn how to outwit it.
(c) They play with it compulsively.
(d) They find it boring and forget about it.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the narrator of "What's Expected of Us," why has he sent this warning?

2. According to the narrator of "What's Expected of Us," why are a third of Predictor users hospitalized?

3. According to the narrator of "Exhalation," what obvious proposition has been accepted for most of history?

4. What risky experiment does the narrator of "Exhalation" undertake?

5. According to the narrator of "Exhalation," what is one mystery they have never solved?

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