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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 is it that impresses the narrator about Grigori Perelman?
(a) He wins enormous amounts of money for solving mathematical problems.
(b) He turns down a money prize for accomplishments in math.
(c) He donates all the money he wins from math prizes to the poor.
(d) He did not publish his stunning mathematical work during his lifetime.

2. What does the narrator say is the most significant of the human languages he will have to master?
(a) The language of eyebrows.
(b) The language of silent moments.
(c) The language of frowns.
(d) The language of sighs.

3. Why does Ari say that the idea of aliens can only be enjoyed as fiction?
(a) Because the reality would push human beings out of the center of their own worldview.
(b) Because there would be panic if people thought it was possible.
(c) Because he does not think it is possible for there to be life elsewhere.
(d) Because the crisis of science being wrong would destroy human knowledge.

4. What does Ari compare prime numbers to?
(a) Harpies.
(b) Cyclops.
(c) Sirens.
(d) Centaurs.

5. What does the narrator attribute Newton’s newfound liveliness to?
(a) Peanut butter.
(b) Companionship.
(c) Long walks.
(d) Lots of sleep.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to cause Andrew Martin to stop liking his son?

2. What is the narrator’s tone when describing humans?

3. What happens to the narrator after Daniel Russell slaps him on the back?

4. What is the narrator’s mission on Earth?

5. How does the narrator characterize sex with Isobel?

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