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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following does MacDonald exclude from artificial intelligence?
(a) Recognizing painting.
(b) Recognizing dance styles.
(c) Recognizing handwriting.
(d) Recognizing humor.

2. Which of the following percentages does Anwar note as the Kyrgyzstani national debt that was broken off into Issyk-Kulistan?
(a) 20%.
(b) 80%.
(c) 40%.
(d) 60%.

3. To which of the following does Anwar compare the Gnome?
(a) A fox.
(b) A wolf.
(c) A rooster.
(d) A hound.

4. Which of the following does Liz note is the fine for littering in her area?
(a) 5 euros.
(b) 25 euros.
(c) 50 euros.
(d) 10 euros.

5. Which of the following curses does Anwar believe has come true for him?
(a) May you get what you deserve.
(b) May you come to the attention of important people.
(c) May you get what you think you want.
(d) May you live in interesting times.

Short Answer Questions

1. The phrase “Embarrassingly, excruciatingly, the panic attack you’ve been bottling up washes over you like a drenching cold ocean breaker” (274) offers an example of which of the following?

2. From which of the following offices does Kemal note having been dispatched?

3. To his counterpart in which of the following offices does Anwar reach out?

4. From which of the following offices does Kemal note having been dispatched?

5. Which of the following reasons does Anwar posit for not having received email from Issyk-Kulistan?

Short Essay Questions

1. What priorities does the Toymaker note having after his date and assignation with Dorothy?

2. What reasons does Anwar note for pitying his fellow inmates in Saughton (186)?

3. What reasons does MacDonald give for disinterest in creating artificial consciousness?

4. What reasons does Kemal give for labeling MacDonald a coward?

5. What warnings does MacDonald tacitly offer Liz and Kemal about ATHENA?

6. How does Anwar characterize the demands of talking to police?

7. How does Liz characterize “the besetting cognitive error of any senior officer confronted by too much data” (217)?

8. What reasons does the Toymaker note for determining to research steak consumption in Scotland?

9. What reasons does Liz cite for consultants seeking to reduce the presence of police officers in the field?

10. What does Anwar note is the one unbreakable rule, and why does he break it (188)?

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