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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 injury does Molly suffer during the job?

2. What type of computer does Armitage get for Case?

3. What is Molly's code name during the operation to steal Flatline's construct?

4. Who will handle Case's deck?

5. What happened to Jimmy?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who are the Turing police? What is known about them so far?

2. What does Case want Flatline to help him with? Why?

3. What happened to Colonel Willis Corto?

4. How does Gibson describe technology, both new and old?

5. How is Freeside described in the start of this chapter?

6. What happens when the characters come upon Riviera?

7. What are Molly's feelings toward Armitage?

8. What has Wintermute done to enrage Case?

9. Describe the Rue Jules Verne.

10. How does Case feel about the simstim link with Molly?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay describing the role of cyberspace and the Internet in human development. Be sure to address:

1) The positive effects of the Internet.

2) The negative effects.

3) What you feel will be the long-term effect upon humanity, whether positive, negative, or both.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay on the role of technology in the human search for immortality. Be sure to address:

1) Possible applications of technology to extend human life, i.e., electronic encoding of the brain, medical science, cybernetics, etc.

2) Social, economic, and demographical effects of living forever.

3) Other methods, either scientific or mystical, by which humans have attempted to gain immortality.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay detailing the difference between human nature and the cold calculations of an AI such as Wintermute. Be sure to address:

1) Strategies humans can use against computer opponents.

2) Safety measures that can be taken to avoid a conflict between man and machine.

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