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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, pages 210-230; Part 3, pages 231-246.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator say about Andrew Martin, when he is being interrogated?
(a) That he is above the law.
(b) That he is the smartest human on Earth.
(c) That he has just solved the Riemann Hypothesis.
(d) That he is having an affair with his student.

2. Why does the narrator want to replace the purple sofa?
(a) The purple color is painful to him.
(b) The cushions are too soft.
(c) The fabric smells funny.
(d) The texture reminds of him of Daniel Russell’s skin.

3. How does the narrator characterize the effect music has on him?
(a) It gives him a satisfying blindness.
(b) It gives him nostalgia for home.
(c) It gives him a strange, satisfying agitation.
(d) It gives him the pleasure of counting.

4. What is represented by the formula on the student’s t-shirt?
(a) The chemical composition of caffeine.
(b) The chances of extra-terrestrial life.
(c) The asymptotic nature of love.
(d) The chemical composition of alcohol.

5. Who is the narrator’s audience?
(a) Isobel and Gulliver Martin.
(b) Venusians.
(c) Humans.
(d) Vonnadorians.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is it that impresses the narrator about Grigori Perelman?

2. What does the narrator say love allows humans to do?

3. Why does the replacement say humans need to be limited in their technology?

4. Why does the narrator say he did not tell Gulliver to stop, when Gulliver started to beat him?

5. What deos the narrator say is the chief purpose of magazines?

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