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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Richard think about Diana's part in Philip Lentz's work?

2. How does Philip Lentz respond when Diana Hartrick challenges him?

3. What is implementation A?

4. What happens if information that comes out of back propagation does not match the information put in?

5. What draws Richard to Philip Lentz's office?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Richard say he was originally attracted to C.?

2. What is Richard's reaction as he starts to spend time on Lentz's project?

3. Describe the difference between Richard and C.'s letters to each other when C. goes to Europe ahead of Richard.

4. Describe Taylor's death and its importance to Richard.

5. How do Richard and Lentz differ in their approaches to the project?

6. Why does Lentz not cut into Helen?

7. What has Lentz accomplished by the time he builds implementation F?

8. What is back propagation?

9. What kind of response does Richard find himself getting from Helen in Section VIII?

10. What does Richard think about the lecture Lentz gives?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Where does a conception of evil come from, and how did Richard learn it? Does he effectively teach it to Helen?

Essay Topic 2

Write an evaluative review of "Galatea 2.2". What is this book's place in culture? What are its uses? Who is its audience? What are its limitations?

Essay Topic 3

Why is Lentz driven to cut into Helen, and why is Richard ultimately resigned to allow him to? Why do men have to kill, or at least pry into, the things they create and come to love?

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