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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 Wintermute lack?

2. Who killed Marie-France Tessier?

3. What is the name of Case's new girlfriend?

4. What happens to the three Turing police officers?

5. What did Case fantasize about as a child?

Short Essay Questions

1. What advantage does Riviera claim to have over Wintermute? Do you think this is true?

2. What does Michele tell Case about the severity of his crimes?

3. How is Straylight described to Case?

4. What do you think the code word is?

5. How does Case compare Corto to the Tessier-Ashpools?

6. Describe Case's "dream sequence."

7. Describe the atmosphere and decor of Straylight.

8. What does Wintermute warn Case about at the end of the chapter?

9. Why does Ashpool kill his wife? How does her death affect the family?

10. How is the issue with the toxin resolved?

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 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 3

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.

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