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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Midnight Programmer.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do people think about Alsing after meeting him?
(a) That he is good at sports.
(b) That he is smart and interesting.
(c) That he is awkward and uncoordinated.
(d) That he is an engineer.

2. What does West do once a year?
(a) Has a pig roast.
(b) Gets really drunk and make a fool of himself.
(c) Takes a vacation.
(d) Throws a terrific New Year's party.

3. What does an engineer receive when he completes a successful project?
(a) A bonus.
(b) A picture of a computer.
(c) A commemorative ring.
(d) A vacation.

4. What does Trixie like to do?
(a) Anthropomorphize machines.
(b) Carl.
(c) Play tricks on Woodstock.
(d) Misbehave.

5. What is the class of solids that transistors are made of?
(a) Plasmids.
(b) Microchips.
(c) Semiconductors.
(d) Alloys.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one of Tom West's great abilities?

2. How many unique addresses can a 16-bit computer handle (approximately)?

3. What is the term for getting inside a machine, learning about it, and reproducing it?

4. What is the general idea of MULTICS?

5. What does de Castro want?

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