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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the narrator of "What's Expected of Us," what is compatible with determinism?
(a) Every form of human emotion.
(b) Every form of human motivation.
(c) Every form of human behavior.
(d) Every form of human ingenuity.

2. According to the narrator of "The Lifecycle of Software Objects," a digient is a digital organism designed to look like what?
(a) Anthropomorphic animals.
(b) Historical figures.
(c) Famous celebrities.
(d) Popular cartoons.

3. Which digient has been made a legal corporation, as revealed in Chapter 5 in "The Lifecycle of Software Objects"?
(a) Voyt.
(b) Vyne.
(c) Voyl.
(d) Vyrne.

4. While performing his risky experiment, how long does the narrator of "Exhalation" plan to work uninterrupted?
(a) 2 weeks.
(b) 10 days.
(c) 6 days.
(d) 3 days.

5. According to Binary Desire’s pitch in Chapter 8 of "The Lifecycle of Software Objects," the digients will never be subjected to what?
(a) Injustice.
(b) Coercion.
(c) Vilification.
(d) Abuse.

Short Answer Questions

1. As "The Lifecycle of Software Objects" begins, what is the name of the virtual world Ana visits?

2. What is the name of Derek’s wife in "The Lifecycle of Software Objects"?

3. According to the narrator of "What's Expected of Us," what does the Predictor demonstrate?

4. What has Bruce Talbot programmed his digient to do?

5. According to the narrator of "Exhalation," what exists inside their arms?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to the narrator of "What's Expected of Us," how does the Predictor appear to support free will? How does it support determinism?

2. What job offer does Ana receive in Chapter 7 of "The Lifecycle of Software Objects"? What reservations does she have? What makes her inclined to accept?

3. What companies announce a merger in Chapter 6 of "The Lifecycle of Software Objects"? How will the merger affect the digients?

4. What happens to some Predictor users? According to the narrator on page 59, why does this happen?

5. What is the public's reaction to the narrator's discovery in "Exhalation"? How does the narrator react?

6. What advice does the narrator of "What's Expected of Us" offer the reader on page 60?

7. In the story "What's Expected of Us," what is a Predictor?

8. How has the digient community expanded in Chapter 2 of "The Lifecycle of Software Objects"?

9. What company shows interest in the digients in Chapter 7 of "The Lifecycle of Software Objects"? What is Derek's reaction to the company's interest?

10. Why does Fuwaad travel through the Gate of Years? What does he discover?

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