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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section IX (pages 241-273).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Richard say writers should never hope to do?
(a) Get famous.
(b) Create living works.
(c) Make money.
(d) Win critical praise.

2. What does Lentz create for implementation F?
(a) A paradigm for streamlining the time it takes for data to traverse the neural net.
(b) A new procedure for building future implementations.
(c) A new protocol for prioritizing connections in the neural net.
(d) A new algorithm to increase the number of connections in the neural net.

3. Where did Richard and C. live in the Netherlands?
(a) C.
(b) E.
(c) W.
(d) U.

4. What does Helen make Richard see about consciousness?
(a) That it can only be produced in a being at war with itself.
(b) That it consists of a certain internal echoing effect.
(c) That it is only a fleeting and ineffable result of connections between neurons.
(d) That it constructs a best-fit pattern out of different input.

5. How does Philip Lentz respond when Diana Hartrick challenges him?
(a) He agrees that she has a valid point.
(b) He explains at length.
(c) He insults her.
(d) He jumps out of his seat with a realization.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Helen need to do, in order to win the contest?

2. What mistake does Diana say Philip Lentz is making in his project?

3. How long was Richard with C.?

4. In what did C. try to get a certificate?

5. What is Richard's role in Philip Lentz's project?

(see the answer key)

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