View a FREE sample

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 Kemal exclude from his definition of artificial intelligence?
(a) Playing cards.
(b) Playing dice.
(c) Playing checkers.
(d) Playing chess.

2. Which of the following does the Toymaker note attracts the attention of potential muggers?
(a) His watch.
(b) His snuff-box.
(c) His sunglasses.
(d) His suit.

3. The comment that “it’s not so cosy now that the outside world has smashed the window and climbed in, ransacked the drawers, and stirred everything around” (186) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Simile.
(b) Hyperbole.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Synecdoche.

4. Which of the following does the Toymaker note is prevalent in Scotland?
(a) Deep-fried Mars bars.
(b) Chicken-fried haggis.
(c) Deep-fried Twinkies.
(d) Chicken-fried steak.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In which of the following cities does Kemal note a Babylon death occurs?

2. For which of the following does Dorothy note having worked?

3. On which of the following does the Toymaker recall living as a child in Manhattan?

4. To which of the following does Liz compare Anwar?

5. On which of the following charges does Liz note having arrested Anwar prior to the novel?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does the Gnome characterize the economic scheme of Issyk-Kulistan?

4. What factors are noted in the decline of higher education prior to the novel?

5. What does Liz note as the path she will need to take to get Kemal the authorizations he needs to work on Babylon?

6. What does Liz note as a benefit of her assignment to liaise with the Interpol agent for Babylon?

7. To what does MacDonald note his former associate compared ATHENA?

8. What reasons does Anwar give for calling Datka?

9. How does Liz compare her police work to priesthood?

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

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 738 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample