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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, pages 71-96.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Isobel respond, when the narrator asks her if their marriage has been a bad one?
(a) She weeps and throws a glass at him.
(b) She gets up and leaves the room.
(c) She tells him to eat his sandwich.
(d) She starts to laugh.

2. What trait does the narrator say makes up for the humans’ lack of physical attractiveness?
(a) Their intelligence.
(b) Their gullibility.
(c) Their compassion.
(d) Their rationality.

3. How does the narrator injure himself in the house?
(a) He stubs his toe on a door frame.
(b) He hits his head in the shower.
(c) He bangs his shin on a coffee table.
(d) He cuts his finger in the kitchen.

4. What does the narrator say human news is about?
(a) Humans.
(b) War.
(c) Astronomy.
(d) Mathematics.

5. What does the narrator say civilization results from, on Earth?
(a) Humans harnessing their instincts.
(b) Humans acting on their instincts.
(c) Humans suppressing their instincts.
(d) Humans revising their instincts.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How long does Isobel say it has been since Andrew Martin liked Gulliver?

3. What do the hosts say the narrator should not interfere with?

4. What does the narrator say everything is, on Earth?

5. What is the narrator’s first experience on Earth?

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