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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Scientist Peter Silitonga performed experiments using what two things to prove using a prism was enough to make two branches diverge, in "Anxiety Is the Dizziness of Freedom"?
(a) Tree rings and genetic analysis.
(b) Oceanography and marriages.
(c) Astronomy and genetics.
(d) Weather and conception.

2. As "Omphalos" ends, Dorothea vows to keep trying to understand what?
(a) Why the world was created.
(b) How the universe worked.
(c) Who stole the relics.
(d) Who created the Atacama mummies.

3. What did Jorge do when he became angry at his manager in "Anxiety Is the Dizziness of Freedom"?
(a) Burned his coat.
(b) Punched him.
(c) Slashed his tires.
(d) Broke his prism.

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

5. 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.

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

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

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

9. With whom does a prism allow one to communicate, as stated in "Anxiety Is the Dizziness of Freedom"?
(a) Their polyself.
(b) Their periself.
(c) Their metaself.
(d) Their paraself.

10. In "Anxiety Is the Dizziness of Freedom," who is Morrow?
(a) Nat's ex-boyfriend.
(b) Nat’s manager.
(c) Nat's brother.
(d) Nat's counselor.

11. What is the name of the elderly patient Morrow is trying to scam out of money in "Anxiety Is the Dizziness of Freedom"?
(a) Jessica Oehlsen.
(b) Jaclyn Oehlsen.
(c) Jennifer Oehlsen.
(d) Julia Oehlsen.

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

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

14. According to Nicole, why did her relationship with her father improve?
(a) Medication.
(b) Forgetfulness.
(c) Hypnosis.
(d) Therapy.

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Anxiety Is the Dizziness of Freedom," Silitonga’s first experiment proved that activating a prism was enough to disturb what?

2. According to Hindu mythology, what sound created the universe?

3. When Dana and Vinessa were on a high school field trip in "Anxiety Is the Dizziness of Freedom," what was found in their possession?

4. How does the narrator of "The Great Silence" describe humanity’s actions regarding the near-extinction of its species?

5. According to the narrator of "The Truth of Fact, the Truth of Feeling," what is necessary for forgiveness?

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