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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through III.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following philosophers does the protagonist reference in regards to her violin?
(a) Carnap.
(b) Putnam.
(c) Quine.
(d) Davidson.

2. To which of the following tests had the protagonist been subjected?
(a) Crow’s.
(b) Raven’s.
(c) Blackbird’s.
(d) Grackle’s.

3. In which state does the protagonist have paternal relatives?
(a) Connecticut.
(b) Rhode Island.
(c) New Hampshire.
(d) Vermont.

4. What epistemological position does the protagonist claim?
(a) Solecist.
(b) Coherentist.
(c) Empiricist.
(d) Solipsist.

5. Per the novel, how large a percentage of the general population is Jewish?
(a) 2.
(b) 80.
(c) 8.
(d) 20.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Grothendieck’s father?

2. How long after the protagonist’s mother died did her father die?

3. What profession did the protagonist’s father’s first wife hold?

4. With which of the following mathematics projects is the protagonist concerned?

5. How long do the protagonist and interlocutor have together after the break in II?

(see the answer key)

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