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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section III (pages 64-90).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who comes over to talk to Richard in Section II?
(a) Keluga.
(b) Philip Lentz.
(c) Chen.
(d) Diana Hartrick.

2. How does Richard refer to Philip Lentz in their second meeting?
(a) Boss.
(b) Prince.
(c) Engineer.
(d) Manager.

3. When does Richard recall parting with C.?
(a) At the end of the summer.
(b) At the end of the fall semester.
(c) At the end of the winter term.
(d) After Christmas.

4. How long was Richard with C.?
(a) 22 years.
(b) 4 years.
(c) 10 years.
(d) 2 years.

5. What are Philip Lentz and his friends discussing when Richard joins them?
(a) Whether a person can comprehend the full extent of his or her reading.
(b) What kind of progress remains to be made in astrophysics.
(c) Whether a machine could read philosophy.
(d) When the global economy will collapse.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what do Richard's attempts at conversation lead him?

2. Where does Richard try to draw stories out of people?

3. Where is Richard taking a position?

4. What is Richard having difficulty with in the present moment, in the beginning of section II?

5. Where does Richard see Philip Lentz?

(see the answer key)

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