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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 company owns the construct?

2. What hotel are the characters staying at in Istanbul?

3. Whose womanly form does Riviera cause to appear?

4. What did Corto do in Wichita?

5. How many people does Case kill in his first month in Japan?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why do the police react so harshly to the emergency call?

3. When does Case first experience his anger?

4. What is Freeside? How is life and business there different? Why is Case not interested in it?

5. What are Molly's feelings toward Armitage?

6. Why is being unable to enter cyberspace such a harsh penalty for Case?

7. How does Case feel about the sprawl as he and Molly leave for Istanbul? How is the sprawl described by Gibson?

8. What changes other than the nerve repairs have been made to Case? What is the effect of these modifications?

9. What does Case know about Wintermute?

10. What has Armitage done to Case to ensure his loyalty?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay arguing either for, or against, human cloning. Be sure to address:

1) Moral and social implications.

2) Beneficial and nefarious uses of the technology.

3) Whether or not you feel human cloning will become commonplace, and why.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay on the role of prophets in human culture. Be sure to touch upon:

1) Examples of where prophesies have come true, and failed to come true.

2) Whether or not you feel that prophets are valid or credible, with examples.

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