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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What observatory does the narrator of "The Great Silence" often ponder?
(a) La Silla.
(b) Mauna Kea.
(c) Arecibo.
(d) Kitt Peak.

2. Morrow concocts a plan to sell a prism to which pop singer in "Anxiety Is the Dizziness of Freedom"?
(a) Sean Otsuka.
(b) Simon Otsuka.
(c) Steve Otsuka.
(d) Scott Otsuka.

3. At the end of "Anxiety Is the Dizziness of Freedom," Nat realizes that what is within her grasp?
(a) Faith.
(b) Generosity.
(c) Peace.
(d) Hope.

4. How does the narrator of "The Great Silence" describe humanity’s actions regarding the near-extinction of its species?
(a) As a careless act.
(b) As a calculated act.
(c) As a malicious act.
(d) As an intentional act.

5. According to Dorothea at the beginning of "Omphalos," what helps scientists determine dates that are not possible to know otherwise?
(a) Isotopes.
(b) Tree rings.
(c) Carbon dating.
(d) Electron spin resonance.

6. What is the Automatic Nanny?
(a) A virtual nursemaid.
(b) A mechanical nursemaid.
(c) A genomic nursemaid.
(d) A digital nursemaid.

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

8. According to the narrator of "The Great Silence," humans have a strong desire to do what?
(a) Find love.
(b) Make a connection.
(c) Predict the future.
(d) Understand themselves.

9. According to the narrator of "The Great Silence," what word means both hope and breathing?
(a) Emanation.
(b) Emission.
(c) Aspiration.
(d) Exhalation.

10. What is the name of the exhibition from which “Dacey’s Patent Automatic Nanny” is taken?
(a) “Little Defective Adults.”
(b) “Little Deficient Adults.”
(c) “Little Broken Adults.”
(d) “Little Warped Adults.”

11. What is the name of Jijingi’s tribe?
(a) The Timba.
(b) The Tiv.
(c) The Type.
(d) The Tolu.

12. Who is Rosemary in "Omphalos"?
(a) Dorothea’s cousin.
(b) Dorothea’s neighbor.
(c) Dorothea’s sister.
(d) Dorothea’s aunt.

13. Who fatally shoots Morrow in "Anxiety Is the Dizziness of Freedom"?
(a) Greg Oehlsen.
(b) Grant Oehlsen.
(c) George Oehlsen.
(d) Glenn Oehlsen.

14. How does the narrator of "The Great Silence" describe the extinction of its species?
(a) As the great darkness.
(b) As the loss of beauty.
(c) As the silencing of their voice.
(d) As the end of the world.

15. How does Dorothea in "Omphalos" feel about astronomy?
(a) It is the most interesting of the sciences.
(b) It is the science of God.
(c) It is the dullest of the sciences.
(d) It is the least relevant of the sciences.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Dorothea’s profession in "Omphalos"?

2. On what do the ads for the Automatic Nanny focus?

3. According to the narrator of "The Truth of Fact, the Truth of Feeling," memory software will bring about the end of what?

4. Who is the narrator of "Omphalos"?

5. Why does Jorge want to consult a prism in "Anxiety Is the Dizziness of Freedom"?

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