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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. In 1925, the Automatic Nanny is included on a list of what?
(a) Mishaps of Science.
(b) Disasters of Science.
(c) Failures of Science.
(d) Catastrophes of Science.

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

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

4. What is the name of the doctor who treats Edmund in “Dacey’s Patent Automatic Nanny”?
(a) Dr. Lambshead.
(b) Dr. Lightfoot.
(c) Dr. Lowfield.
(d) Dr. Latear.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the narrator at the end of "The Truth of Fact, the Truth of Feeling," why has he begun creating his own lifelog?

2. What observatory does the narrator of "The Great Silence" often ponder?

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

4. According to the narrator of “Dacey’s Patent Automatic Nanny,” Reginald Dacey originally intends his creation to be used as what?

5. When Lionel brings Edmund home, he dedicates himself to what?

Short Essay Questions

1. As stated in "Omphalos," how old is the universe? How have scientists learned this information?

2. Who is Morrow in "Anxiety Is the Dizziness of Freedom"? Who is Jessica Oehlsen and what does Morrow plan for her?

3. What is Remem in "The Truth of Facts, the Truth of Feeling"? What are some positive effects of this technology, as the author discovers? What are some negative effects?

4. What great irony does the narrator of "The Great Silence" discuss on page 231?

5. Who is Moseby? What does he promise to teach Jijingi in "The Truth of Facts, the Truth of Feeling"?

6. Who is Angela in "The Truth of Facts, the Truth of Feeling"? What does the reader learn about her on page 186?

7. As explained in "Anxiety Is the Dizziness of Freedom," what is a prism? What does it allow the user to do?

8. What are contact calls, as explained in "The Great Silence"? What do they have in common with Arecibo?

9. What happens after the Automatic Nanny hits the market in 1901? Why does it ultimately fail?

10. What does the narrator of "The Truth of Facts, the Truth of Feeling" learn about his relationship with his daughter thanks to her lifelog? How does this change his perception of himself as a father, as revealed on page 221?

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