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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. To which of the following does Anwar compare the Gnome?
(a) A rooster.
(b) A fox.
(c) A hound.
(d) A wolf.
2. The comment that “Actual artificial-intelligence applications resemble us about the way an Airbus resembles a seagull” (306) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Analogy.
(b) Anaphora.
(c) Allegory.
(d) Aphasia.
3. To which of the following does MacLeish equate Liz?
(a) A bucking bronco.
(b) A loose cannon.
(c) A smoking gun.
(d) A wild ox.
4. Which of the following does the Toymaker note is prevalent in Scotland?
(a) Chicken-fried steak.
(b) Deep-fried Twinkies.
(c) Deep-fried Mars bars.
(d) Chicken-fried haggis.
5. With which of the following departments is MacDonald noted to be affiliated?
(a) Informatics.
(b) Robotics.
(c) Semantics.
(d) Linguistics.
Short Answer Questions
1. For which of the following does Dorothy note having worked?
2. From which of the following offices does Kemal note having been dispatched?
3. In which of the following cities does Kemal note a Babylon death occurs?
4. Which of the following does the Toymaker note was the drug tested in his clinical trial?
5. Which of the following models of car does Liz take to the airport to meet Kemal?
Short Essay Questions
1. To what does MacDonald note his former associate compared ATHENA?
2. What priorities does the Toymaker note having after his date and assignation with Dorothy?
3. How does the Toymaker outfit himself for his date with Dorothy?
4. How does the Gnome characterize the economic scheme of Issyk-Kulistan?
5. What reasons does Anwar give for calling Datka?
6. What reasons does MacDonald give for disinterest in creating artificial consciousness?
7. How does Liz compare her police work to priesthood?
8. What factors are noted in the decline of higher education prior to the novel?
9. What reasons does the Toymaker note for determining to research steak consumption in Scotland?
10. How does Liz characterize “the besetting cognitive error of any senior officer confronted by too much data” (217)?
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