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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, pages 180-209.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the title of the document in which the narrator finds Andrew Martin’s paper proving the Riemann Hypothesis?
(a) Iota.
(b) Omega.
(c) Alpha.
(d) Zeta.

2. What is the narrator’s favorite primer number?
(a) 617.
(b) 7.
(c) 13.
(d) 97.

3. What does Andrew Martin say the proof of the Riemann Hypothesis does for humanity?
(a) Bring riches to people who understand it.
(b) Provide more power.
(c) Bring humanity closer to divinity.
(d) Show people their humble origins.

4. What does the narrator say he has done, when he deletes Andrew Martin’s file describing his solution to the Riemann Hypothesis?
(a) Saved humanity.
(b) Finished his job.
(c) Bought himself time.
(d) Saved the universe.

5. What causes the narrator to thank someone for the first time in his life?
(a) Zӧe compliments him.
(b) Isobel brings him a sandwich.
(c) Gulliver says he hope he is feeling better.
(d) Ari gives him a ride home.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator find distinguished about Grigori Perelman?

2. Where does the narrator say Isobel is inviting him when she invites him upstairs?

3. What does the narrator conclude after following Gulliver?

4. What effect does the TV have on the narrator’s pain?

5. What does the narrator say when Isobel describes the early days of her courtship with Andrew Martin?

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