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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Diana apologize to Richard?
(a) She invites him to lunch.
(b) She breaks with Lentz.
(c) She buys him a bottle of Scotch.
(d) She writes him a long note.

2. Why has this person come to talk to Richard in Section II?
(a) To put Philip Lentz in his place.
(b) To sooth his loneliness.
(c) To support Philip Lentz's theories.
(d) To enlist him in arguing against Philip Lentz.

3. Where was Richard before he moved back to the U.S.?
(a) China.
(b) Russia.
(c) The Netherlands.
(d) England.

4. Why is Richard upset by his lunch with Philip Lentz and others?
(a) He is afraid for the state of modern science.
(b) He is concerned that the others' research is overlooking one vital principle.
(c) He is terrified by the fragility of the current peace.
(d) He cannot forget the hurt feelings felt by the people Lentz insults.

5. How does Richard describe the pathways in the neural net in back propagation?
(a) As democratic.
(b) As lifelike.
(c) As disciplined.
(d) As variously weighted.

6. What was C.'s reaction to Richard's storytelling?
(a) She pretended to be interested.
(b) She was patient but uninterested.
(c) She was rapt.
(d) She was enthusiastic and collaborated with him as he told the stories.

7. What is Richard having difficulty with in the present moment, in the beginning of section II?
(a) Remembering things.
(b) Getting paid.
(c) Getting in touch with his editor.
(d) Devising a plot for his next novel.

8. How does Philip Lentz refer to Richard in their second meeting?
(a) Dutchman.
(b) Shakespeare.
(c) Little Marcel.
(d) Socrates.

9. Who does Philip Lentz call in to watch his experiment with implementation B?
(a) Richard.
(b) Diana Hartrick.
(c) Harold Plover.
(d) Ram Gupta.

10. What is Richard working on at this new appointment?
(a) Developing a scientific model of consciousness.
(b) A new book.
(c) Building a robot.
(d) Building a supercomputer.

11. What surprises Richard in his reaction to the time he spends with Diana?
(a) How easily he gets along with her children.
(b) How passionate he becomes.
(c) How passionate Diana is about her research.
(d) How lonely he has become.

12. To what does Richard compare implementation A?
(a) Someone with creative genius.
(b) A loyal dog.
(c) A low-level amphibian.
(d) Someone with autism.

13. How does Richard act on his decision?
(a) He tells everyone about Lentz's deceit.
(b) He joins Lentz nonetheless.
(c) He reports Lentz's behavior to the Center.
(d) He holds his tongue.

14. What happens during Philip Lentz's experiment?
(a) Implementation B identifies the people in the images.
(b) Implementation B identifies the music.
(c) Implementation B deciphers the text.
(d) Implementation B recognizes the historical period of the piece.

15. What does Richard think about after he gets the invitation from Diana Hartrick?
(a) Meeting C.
(b) Going home for dinner.
(c) Making love with C.
(d) Making love with Diana Hartrick.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was Richard's job when he lived with C.?

3. What does C. get in the mail that drags her spirits down?

4. What does Richard finish in the beginning of section II?

5. What change does Philip Lentz make in implementation B?

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