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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How is the swarm able to hear?
(a) It has auditory sensors.
(b) It is not able to hear.
(c) It can detect rhythmic patterns in breathing.
(d) It can read low frequencies.

3. Which process is Xymos's molecule manufacturing the closest to?
(a) Nanotechnology.
(b) Genetic engineering.
(c) Computer programming.
(d) Web engineering.

4. Who lied about the video playback?
(a) Vince.
(b) Julia.
(c) Ricky.
(d) Mae.

5. Which animal does the structure in the main fabrication building look like?
(a) A tiger.
(b) A fish.
(c) A turtle.
(d) An octopus.

6. Why does Jack lift the person he saves after entering the airlock to the Xymos fabrication building?
(a) Because the door will not shut if it is too hot.
(b) Because the door will not shut if it is too cold.
(c) Because the door will not shut if there is extra weight.
(d) Because the door will not shut with four feet on the floor.

7. Why does Jack refuse to call the Army or the Pentagon about the runaway swarms?
(a) Because the company would look bad.
(b) Because the company would lose funding.
(c) Because the company would get too many contracts.
(d) Because there is not enough time.

8. What object does Charley lose while out in the desert with the others?
(a) His keys.
(b) His buzzball.
(c) His left shoe.
(d) His microphone.

9. Where are the isotopes being held at the Xymos facility?
(a) In the break room.
(b) In the fabrication room.
(c) In the storage unit.
(d) In the garage.

10. How large was the logo the xenon atoms formed during the IBM experiment?
(a) One inch.
(b) Half an inch.
(c) One ten-billionth of an inch.
(d) One hundredth of an inch.

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

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

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

14. How long does Jack take a shower for?
(a) 5 minutes.
(b) 10 minutes.
(c) 20 minutes.
(d) 15 minutes.

15. What is the half-life of Selenium?
(a) Sixteen days.
(b) Ten days.
(c) Twelve days.
(d) Eight days.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jack suspect Ricky of doing?

2. Why did Xymos and MediaTronics choose the bacteria type they did for manufacturing?

3. What was the public's reaction to the IBM atom experiment?

4. What objects does Julia use to teach the swarm?

5. How many primary molecules are harvested during the manufacturing process?

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