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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 17 - 25.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What Muslim scholar questioned the logic of Plato and Aristotle and declared mathematics to be the philosophy of the devil in the end of the 11th century?
(a) Aban ibn Uthman.
(b) Hamid al-Ghazali.
(c) Muhammad Fuad Abdul Baqi.
(d) Abdullah ibn Mubarak.

2. How long did Kirsch claim it took early humans to progress from discovering fire to inventing the wheel?
(a) 500,000 years.
(b) Just under three million years.
(c) Over two million years.
(d) Over a million years.

3. What test is described in Chapter 8 as a challenge to assess a machine's ability to behave in a way that is indistinguishable from a person?
(a) The Argon test.
(b) The Goell test.
(c) The Lamore test.
(d) The Turing test.

4. What did Avila do with his headset after entering the museum in Chapter 7?
(a) He gave it to Langdon.
(b) He threw it out a window.
(c) He put it in his jacket pocket.
(d) He dropped it in the trash.

5. What were hidden in in the side bars of Avila's crucifix?
(a) A gun in two parts.
(b) A bow and arrow.
(c) Two short-range bullets.
(d) Two short-range bombs.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the Spanish word that means computer?

2. What does the word "bibliophile" from Chapter 1 mean?

3. Who was the Islamic leader that Kirsch met with in the Prologue?

4. What was the first 3-D-printed polymer gun called?

5. How old is Allamah Syed al-Fadl said to be in Chapter 7?

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