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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the previous owner of the farm that Dr. Proteus wants to buy?
(a) Gottwald.
(b) Glennfield.
(c) Greenwich.
(d) Green.

2. Who does Anita think looks like Dr. Proteus's father?
(a) Dr. Proteus.
(b) Kroner.
(c) Shepherd.
(d) Finnerty.

3. What is Dr. Calhoun's relationship to Katherine?
(a) They are engaged.
(b) They are good friends.
(c) They are brother and sister.
(d) She works for him.

4. What does each group represent at the parade at the bar in Homestead?
(a) A company.
(b) An animal.
(c) A lodge.
(d) A machine.

5. What problem do the Reeks and Wrecks find with Dr. Proteus's car?
(a) A broken fuel pump.
(b) A cut brake line.
(c) A faulty cooling fan.
(d) A bad gasket.

6. What kind of people join the Army and the public works department?
(a) People who are highly educated.
(b) People who can't do the job better than a machine.
(c) Only the children of the most influential families.
(d) Engineers and other scientists.

7. Who does the Shah request a visit with at the beginning of Chapter 17?
(a) Dr. Proteus,
(b) The President.
(c) An average resident.
(d) The mayor of Ilium.

8. Why has Shepherd been spreading rumors about Dr. Proteus?
(a) Dr. Proteus betrayed him.
(b) Shepherd wanted to marry Anita.
(c) He is jealous of Dr. Proteus's success.
(d) He and Dr. Proteus have always been enemies.

9. Where is the new job mentioned in Chapter 4 that Anita wants Dr. Proteus to take?
(a) San Franciso.
(b) Pittsburgh.
(c) New York City.
(d) Newport News.

10. Why does Dr. Proteus show up late for work in Chapter 10?
(a) Anita was nagging him.
(b) He forgets to set his alarm.
(c) He is at a meeting with Finnerty.
(d) He has a hangover.

11. Who said this quote? "The man with the thick glasses as much as said his son's life wasn't worth living on account of me."
(a) Finnerty.
(b) Dr. Proteus.
(c) Rudy Hertz.
(d) Anita.

12. What does Lasher say will eventually happen to everyone with an IQ above 110?
(a) They will be massacred.
(b) They will give up power.
(c) They will help those with lower IQs get better careers.
(d) They will kills those with lower IQ's.

13. Why does Dr. Proteus bring the cat to Ilium?
(a) It follows him there.
(b) He is lonely and needed a companion.
(c) To catch mice.
(d) To serve as a test subject.

14. What is Hagstrom's IQ?
(a) 134.
(b) 75.
(c) 83.
(d) 112.

15. Where do most of the average citizens of Ilium live?
(a) The northwest section.
(b) Ilium Works.
(c) Buffalo.
(d) Homestead.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many parts is Ilium, New York divided into?

2. What lie does Dr. Proteus tell to the Reeks and Wrecks?

3. Why does Anita pretend to like Finnerty?

4. Where is EPICAC located?

5. What is true about the Reeks and Wrecks?

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