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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the narrator of "Omphalos"?
(a) Dorothea Murray.
(b) Dorothea Morrell.
(c) Dorothea Murphy.
(d) Dorothea Mitchell.

2. According to the narrator of "The Truth of Fact, the Truth of Feeling," memory software will bring about the end of what?
(a) Bitter disputes.
(b) Malleable memories.
(c) Happy childhoods.
(d) Future plans.

3. According to Nat in "Anxiety Is the Dizziness of Freedom," her participation in Morrow’s schemes is replacement for what?
(a) Her lost love.
(b) Her unhappy childhood.
(c) Her former addiction.
(d) Her lack of education.

4. According to the narrator of "The Great Silence," what type of learners are parrots?
(a) Interpersonal learners.
(b) Kinesthetic learners.
(c) Vocal learners.
(d) Visual learners.

5. What is the name of the European missionary who comes to Jijingi’s village?
(a) Moseby.
(b) Mollens.
(c) Moakler.
(d) Modell.

6. According to the narrator of "The Truth of Fact, the Truth of Feeling," what is necessary for forgiveness?
(a) Harmony.
(b) Apathy.
(c) Forgetfulness.
(d) Love.

7. When does the Automatic Nanny first go on sale?
(a) 1911.
(b) 1901.
(c) 1891.
(d) 1921.

8. How does Jijingi describe words?
(a) As the wood underneath the fire.
(b) As the bricks underneath the house.
(c) As the land underneath the sky.
(d) As the bones underneath the meat.

9. According to Jijingi, what is vough?
(a) That which is faithful.
(b) That which is right.
(c) That which is precise.
(d) That which is true.

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

11. Following his son’s death, what does Lionel do?
(a) Donate the remaining Nannies.
(b) Consign the remaining Nannies.
(c) Destroy the remaining Nannies.
(d) Sell the remaining Nannies.

12. According to Dorothea in "Omphalos," creation falls outside of what?
(a) The rational chain.
(b) The accidental chain.
(c) The stimulus chain.
(d) The causal chain.

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

14. According to the narrator of “Dacey’s Patent Automatic Nanny,” Reginald Dacey is so compelled to finish his creation that he is not even deterred by what event?
(a) A fire in his home.
(b) An earthquake.
(c) The death of his wife.
(d) A flood.

15. According to Lawson in "Omphalos," what is notable about 58 Eridani?
(a) It is a geocentric solar system.
(b) It is a heliocentric solar system.
(c) It is a center-less solar system.
(d) It is a tri-centric solar system.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the elderly patient Morrow is trying to scam out of money in "Anxiety Is the Dizziness of Freedom"?

2. How does the narrator of "The Great Silence" describe the fact that humans overlook a nonhuman species capable of communicating right in their backyard?

3. According to Lionel in “Dacey’s Patent Automatic Nanny,” what has been a failed experiment?

4. Who was Alex in "The Great Silence"?

5. Morrow concocts a plan to sell a prism to which pop singer in "Anxiety Is the Dizziness of Freedom"?

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