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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Finnerty become so successful at Ilium?
(a) He is very intelligent.
(b) His father has a high-ranking position at the company.
(c) He cheated on his IQ test.
(d) He is well liked by a few powerful people.

3. What does Dr. Proteus fantasize about doing in Chapter 10?
(a) Becoming rich and powerful.
(b) Running away to a different city.
(c) Going on a second honeymoon with Anita.
(d) Living off the land with Anita.

4. Who is Khashdrahr Miasma?
(a) A tour guide.
(b) A construction worker.
(c) A powerful religious leader.
(d) A translator.

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

6. What does Lasher say is his profession?
(a) Minister.
(b) Engineer.
(c) Librarian.
(d) Veterinarian.

7. Who is Rudy Hertz?
(a) A musician at the bar in Homestead.
(b) A worker in the Reeks and Wrecks.
(c) The machinist whose work causes mass unemployment.
(d) An engineer at Ilium Works.

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

9. What is the name of the machine that plays checkers that Berringer uses to challenge Dr. Proteus?
(a) Checkers 3000.
(b) Checker Charley.
(c) The Checker Champion.
(d) The Ilium Challenger.

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

11. In how many years will Hacketts retire?
(a) Twenty-three.
(b) Fourty-seven.
(c) Thirteen.
(d) Thirty.

12. Why does Hagstrom's wife cry after the Shah leaves?
(a) She feels like she has no purpose.
(b) She thinks the Shah did not like her house.
(c) She was embarrassed by her husband.
(d) She thinks she is ugly.

13. How does Anita try to convince Dr. Proteus not to quit his job?
(a) By seducing him.
(b) By making him feel guilty.
(c) By giving him money.
(d) By arguing with him.

14. How many parts is Ilium, New York divided into?
(a) Seven.
(b) Three.
(c) Four.
(d) Two.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What problem do the Reeks and Wrecks find with Dr. Proteus's car?

2. Why does the checkers machine catch fire?

3. What is Finnerty's family background?

4. What happens to the cat that Dr. Proteus brings to Ilium Works?

5. What does Lasher first claim happens to his son when Dr. Proteus sees him in Chapter 9?

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