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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. By whom was the IHES established?
(a) Motchane.
(b) Oppenheimer.
(c) Motchane.
(d) Poincaré.

2. Which of the following astronomers does the protagonist report admiring?
(a) Leavitt.
(b) Hypatia.
(c) Copernicus.
(d) Rubin.

3. Which of the following does the protagonist note as a candidate for a root theory of mathematics?
(a) Newton’s third principle.
(b) Hilbert’s second thesis.
(c) Euclid’s fifth postulate.
(d) Seldon’s psychohistory equations.

4. Through what agency does the protagonist purchase a violin?
(a) Carl Becker & Son.
(b) Bein & Fushi.
(c) Guadagnini.
(d) William Harris Lee & Co.

5. How long have the interlocutor and his wife been married?
(a) 11 years.
(b) 8 years.
(c) 14 years.
(d) 17 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. In which city did the protagonist stop on her road-trip?

2. Approximately how much does the Kid weigh?

3. Which of the following, per the novel, is a type of quark?

4. How old does the interlocutor report being?

5. To which of the following does the protagonist compare the Manhattan Project?

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