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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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 Turing test.
(b) The Goell test.
(c) The Argon test.
(d) The Lamore test.

3. What was the first 3-D-printed polymer gun called?
(a) "The Secret."
(b) "The Liberator."
(c) "The Rocket."
(d) "The Majestic."

4. What Jewish religious leader did Kirsch meet with in the Prologue?
(a) Rabbi Diego Garza.
(b) Rabbi Yehuda Köves.
(c) Rabbi Ambra Vidal.
(d) Rabbi Luis Ávila.

5. When was Madrid seized back from the Muslims by Alfonso VI?
(a) 1423.
(b) 1665.
(c) 1083.
(d) 1243.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator notes in the Prologue that for many years hundreds of spiritual leaders from nearly 30 world religions had gathered at a different location to participate in interfaith dialogue. When did this annual event begin?

2. Who promised Admiral Luis Avila that he would be admitted to the museum, according to the narrator in Chapter 7?

3. Where is the Guggenheim Museum located that hosted Kirsch's event in Chapter 1?

4. What piece of art was Winston directed by Kirsch to specifically show Langdon in Chapter 8?

5. What did Kirsch describe as the universal mysteries for humankind in Chapter 9?

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