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

2. What is one solution to the Great Silence, according to the narrator of the story with the same name?
(a) That intelligent species do not communicate.
(b) That intelligent species hide their presence.
(c) That intelligent species do not like humans.
(d) That intelligent species communicate through images.

3. According to the narrator of "The Truth of Fact, the Truth of Feeling," what is the point behind memory software?
(a) To improve the future.
(b) To remember the past.
(c) To know you were right.
(d) To admit you were wrong.

4. According to of "The Truth of Fact, the Truth of Feeling," what is the name of the software that enables people to record lifelogs?
(a) Recall.
(b) Remem.
(c) Consid.
(d) Commem.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

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

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

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. In "The Great Silence," who was Alex, and what did he demonstrate to humans?

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

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

5. What is the effect of Lawson's discovery on Dr. McCullough in "Omphalos"? Why?

6. Who is Scott Otsuka in "Anxiety Is the Dizziness of Freedom," and what does Morrow plan regarding him?

7. At the end of "Omphalos," what does Dorothea vow to continue to do?

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

9. What does the extinction of its species mean to the narrator in "The Great Silence"?

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

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