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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, pages 118-148.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator take comfort in, after Gulliver beats him?
(a) Gulliver’s apology.
(b) His passivity.
(c) Isobel’s caretaking.
(d) His pain.

2. What does the narrator say is the quintessential experience that defines being on Earth?
(a) Anxiety.
(b) Fear.
(c) Love.
(d) Disbelief.

3. What human food does the narrator discover he likes a lot?
(a) Rice and beans.
(b) Foie gras.
(c) Sushi.
(d) Peanut butter.

4. What does Ari compare prime numbers to?
(a) Harpies.
(b) Cyclops.
(c) Sirens.
(d) Centaurs.

5. What does the narrator say human news ought to be called?
(a) The Fame and Embarrassment show.
(b) The Dog and Pony show.
(c) The War and Money show.
(d) The Greed and Violence show.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Isobel Martin say Andrew Martin is motivated by?

2. What is the narrator’s favorite primer number?

3. What is Newton’s reaction to the narrator’s presence?

4. What does Andrew Martin say the proof of the Riemann Hypothesis does for humanity?

5. What does Isobel’s alter ego in her novel say will happen if she solves the mystery of her marriage?

(see the answer key)

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