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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, pages 50-69.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What assumption in his audience does the narrator seek to overturn?
(a) That humanity is meaningless.
(b) That humanity will save the universe.
(c) That humanity deserves saving.
(d) That humanity teaches kindness and sympathy.

2. What is the first question the narrator feels he has given the right answer to?
(a) Whether he is having an affair with a student.
(b) Whether he would like to go home.
(c) Whether he likes being married.
(d) Whether he has been under pressure.

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

4. 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) Ari gives him a ride home.
(d) Gulliver says he hope he is feeling better.

5. What planet does the man in the holding cell say he is from?
(a) Venus.
(b) Pluto.
(c) Tatooine.
(d) Endor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Isobel go, leaving the narrator home alone?

2. What interrupts the discussion the narrator is having with Isobel about Andrew Martin’s relationship with his mother?

3. What does the narrator say human news ought to be called?

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

5. Which college of Cambridge University does Andrew Martin teach at?

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