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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. Why does the replacement say humans need to be limited in their technology?
(a) If they learn how to communicate, they will sow divisions in Vonnadorian society.
(b) If they ever get off the planet, they will not be friendly.
(c) If they see the splendor of mathematics, they will lose their minds.
(d) If they understand the power of mathematics, they will use it to enrich themselves.

2. What is the narrator’s response when he and Gulliver see the boy who bullied Gulliver?
(a) He protects Gulliver from the boy.
(b) He hypnotizes the boy and adjusts his mind.
(c) He turns around so the boy doesn’t see them.
(d) He challenges the boy to fight.

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

4. How does the narrator justify killing Daniel Russell?
(a) It puts humans out of their misery.
(b) It saves many lives.
(c) It reduces suffering in the universe.
(d) It prevents the spread of misunderstanding.

5. What does the narrator say he always needed, instead of emotions?
(a) Directives from superiors.
(b) Strict commands.
(c) Teamwork.
(d) Mathematical truth.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrator try to blunt the replacement’s power?

2. What happens when the narrator reaches out to touch Isobel’s neck and kill her?

3. What prevents the narrator from telling Ari about his origins?

4. What does Kierkegaard say a man must pass through, to arrive at the perfection of everything human?

5. What is Ari’s response to the thing the narrator tells him?

(see the answer key)

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