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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the final message for humanity from the narrator of "The Great Silence"?
(a) “You be good. I love you.”
(b) “You have hope. I love you.”
(c) “You do well. I love you.”
(d) “You save us. I love you.”

2. Why does Jorge want to consult a prism in "Anxiety Is the Dizziness of Freedom"?
(a) To see if kindness is reflective of his true character.
(b) To see if obsessive thoughts is reflective of his true character.
(c) To see if rage is reflective of his true character.
(d) To see if anxiety is reflective of his true character.

3. In "Anxiety Is the Dizziness of Freedom," Silitonga’s first experiment proved that activating a prism was enough to disturb what?
(a) A single carbon molecule.
(b) A single nitrogen molecule.
(c) A single oxygen molecule.
(d) A single hydrogen molecule.

4. When Lionel brings Edmund home, he dedicates himself to what?
(a) Raising Edmund via machines.
(b) Creating a machine to love Edmund.
(c) Weaning Edmund off machines.
(d) Discovering a cure for Edmund's condition.

5. After reading Lawson’s article, what has MuCullough come to doubt?
(a) That God cares about humanity at all.
(b) That free will exists.
(c) That enlightenment is possible.
(d) That forgiveness is attainable.

6. According to Lionel in “Dacey’s Patent Automatic Nanny,” what has he disproven twice over?
(a) His own beliefs.
(b) His son's condition.
(c) His father’s thesis.
(d) The science community's theories.

7. When Dana and Vinessa were on a high school field trip in "Anxiety Is the Dizziness of Freedom," what was found in their possession?
(a) A prism.
(b) Beer.
(c) Pills.
(d) A gun.

8. What is the name of the store where Nat works in "Anxiety Is the Dizziness of Freedom"?
(a) WeTalk.
(b) MeTalk.
(c) SelfTalk.
(d) OneTalk.

9. What did Alex demonstrate about a nonhuman species, according to the narrator of "The Great Silence"?
(a) That one could be smarter than humans.
(b) That one could create a mythology.
(c) That one could grasp abstract concepts.
(d) That one could communicate.

10. According to Mr. Dahl in "Omphalos," who donated the relics being sold in the store?
(a) Martin Osborne.
(b) Matthew Osborne.
(c) Michael Osborne.
(d) Miguel Osborne.

11. What does Dana realize at the end of "Anxiety Is the Dizziness of Freedom"?
(a) She was slightly to blame for Vinessa's troubled life.
(b) She was fully to blame for Vinessa's troubled life.
(c) She was mostly to blame for Vinessa's troubled life.
(d) She was not to blame for Vinessa's troubled life.

12. What is notable about the Atacama mummies?
(a) They do not have souls.
(b) They do not have bones.
(c) They do not have navels.
(d) They do not have mouths.

13. What caused the preservation of the Atacama mummies, as revealed in "Omphalos"?
(a) The dry desert weather.
(b) A miracle from God.
(c) A superior species.
(d) Luck.

14. Who or what has sponsored of the exhibition from which “Dacey’s Patent Automatic Nanny” is taken?
(a) The National Museum of Health and Medicine.
(b) The National Museum of Industrial History.
(c) The National Museum of Natural History.
(d) The National Museum of Psychology.

15. According to of "The Truth of Fact, the Truth of Feeling," what is the name of the software that enables people to record lifelogs?
(a) Recall.
(b) Remem.
(c) Consid.
(d) Commem.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Jijingi, what is vough?

2. Who fatally shoots Morrow in "Anxiety Is the Dizziness of Freedom"?

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

4. According to the narrator of "The Truth of Fact, the Truth of Feeling," why did his wife abandon the family?

5. In 1925, the Automatic Nanny is included on a list of what?

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