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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Theta-d 5972 is also known as?
(a) Salmonella.
(b) E Coli.
(c) Staphylococcus.
(d) Pasteurella.

2. Who chases Charley into the communications room on the security tape?
(a) Bobby.
(b) Ricky.
(c) Vince.
(d) Julia.

3. Why did Xymos and MediaTronics choose the bacteria type they did for manufacturing?
(a) Because it is easy to grow.
(b) Because it is cheap to grow.
(c) Because it is fast to grow.
(d) Because it is difficult to grow.

4. Who does Mae shame into going out into the desert at night with her and Jack?
(a) Ricky.
(b) Bobby.
(c) Vince.
(d) Julia.

5. Who does Mae and Jack see walking around in the cave?
(a) Rosie and Charley.
(b) Vince and Eric.
(c) Ricky and David.
(d) Nicole and Julia.

6. What does Jack think it is safest for the group to do in the presence of the swarm?
(a) Hide under a car.
(b) Jump in the air.
(c) Split up.
(d) Stick together.

7. Who does the team think they see outside of the facility when they are eating dinner?
(a) A man.
(b) A woman.
(c) A wolf.
(d) A child.

8. The feedstock Xymos uses in their fabrication process is actually what?
(a) Raw organic material.
(b) Trash metal.
(c) Human material.
(d) Chemically created material.

9. Which two people stay behind when the team goes to retrieve the isotopes?
(a) Mae and Ricky.
(b) Rosie and Mae.
(c) Jack and Julia.
(d) Ricky and Bobby.

10. Why is Jack's voice hoarse when he talks to Julia on Day 7?
(a) Because he is sick.
(b) Because he burned his vocal chords.
(c) Because the swarm damaged his vocal chords.
(d) Because he was screaming too much.

11. Why does Jack get angry with Julia and Ricky on Day 7?
(a) Because they lock him in his room.
(b) Because he finds out they were having an affair.
(c) Because they are jealous of his relationship with Mae.
(d) Because he thinks they are messing with him.

12. What does the cave smell like that the team in the desert finds?
(a) Coal.
(b) Rot.
(c) Trees.
(d) Rancid water.

13. Why does Jack not believe Ricky when he first tells him that Xymos has created assemblers capable of creating molecules?
(a) Because the process is too daunting and impossible to be real.
(b) Because the process is impossible.
(c) Because the process is unknown to all but a few.
(d) Because the process has not yet been researched.

14. What year did IBM push xenon atoms around to form their company logo?
(a) 2000.
(b) 1990.
(c) 1985.
(d) 1995.

15. Who does the swarm take shape to mimic on the evening of Day 6?
(a) Jack.
(b) Mae.
(c) Julia.
(d) Ricky.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long has the swarm been acting independently when Jack is brought in to work on the problem?

2. Does Charley ever recover from his injuries?

3. How is the swarm able to hear?

4. Who does Jack see kissing on the security tape?

5. What type of medicine does Jack take for the pain he feels from his injuries?

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