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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, pages 180-209.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator say is the “emergency exit for humans” (42)?
(a) Laughter.
(b) Departure.
(c) Love.
(d) Violence.

2. What does the narrator find distinguished about Grigori Perelman?
(a) His mathematical genius.
(b) He passed up a million dollar prize for solving a mathematical problem.
(c) His mathematical certainty.
(d) His humanitarian career.

3. What breed is Andrew Martin’s dog?
(a) Basset hound.
(b) German shepherd.
(c) Springer spaniel.
(d) Pekinese.

4. What does the narrator learn from questioning Gulliver?
(a) That Isobel Martin is about to leave him.
(b) That no one likes him.
(c) That everyone in Gulliver’s school is proud of him.
(d) That Andrew Martin’s family is quite wealthy.

5. Which college of Cambridge University does Andrew Martin teach at?
(a) Emmanuel College.
(b) Downing College.
(c) Trinity College.
(d) Fitzwilliam College.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is it that moves the narrator during Daniel Russell’s dying moments?

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

3. How many students does Andrew Martin have, when the narrator walks into his classroom?

4. How does the narrator characterize his feelings before making love with Isobel?

5. What does the narrator say must be a chief cause of sexual relationships on earth?

(see the answer key)

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