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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7-9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The continuing loop in which Charles's mother relives is of what?
(a) Watching her favorite movie.
(b) A Sunday dinner.
(c) Her wedding day.
(d) Giving birth to Charles.

2. Who is credited with the first quote in the book, which begins, "We are never intimately conscious of anything but a particular perception"?
(a) Luke Skywalker.
(b) David Hume.
(c) Arthur Miller.
(d) David Deutsch.

3. Who is credited in the beginning of the book for the quote, "Time does not flow. Other times are just special cases of other universes"?
(a) Luke Skywalker.
(b) David Hume.
(c) David Deutsch.
(d) Arthur Miller.

4. In the "Chronodiegetical Schematic" which opens the book, what is the subtitle for "B Series"?
(a) "Tensed Theory of Time."
(b) "Traditional Theory of Time."
(c) "Tenseless Theory of Time."
(d) "Turbulent Theory of Time."

5. In Chapter 8, Charles tells the client she has used her time machine to go into an alternate past where she was present when who was dying?
(a) Her grandfather.
(b) Her grandmother.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her father.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has the Tense Operator been set to for some time in Chapter 1?

2. Charles describes his job as part of what industry in Chapter 8?

3. What refers to a rule or law, especially one expressed by an equation or formula?

4. Specifically, Charles's occupational title is "certified network technician" for what devices?

5. In Chapter 9, Charles claims to have had a one-night stand with a human-like creature once, but he has even given up coin-operated ____ because they're not much fun.

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