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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Rome: January 2060, Arecibo, Puerto Rico: March 2019.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Jimmy Quinn, a worker at the Arecibo dish, is about to be replaced by ____________________.
(a) Artificial intelligence.
(b) His brother.
(c) A new man.
(d) Father Sandoz.

2. Jimmy is happy, however, that he had _________ months of experience working at Arecibo before he gets fired.
(a) Ten.
(b) Eight.
(c) Two.
(d) Twelve.

3. How will Jimmy Quinn fund the programs that he is intending to follow and to cover during his time at Arecibo?
(a) Selling all he owns.
(b) His own money.
(c) A lottery winning.
(d) Grants.

4. Father Sandoz is a native of Puerto Rico and has a doctorate in _____________, according to the story.
(a) Computer science.
(b) Psychology.
(c) Planetary aid.
(d) Linguistics.

5. Jimmy Quinn proposes to study one or several AI programs and the ______________ that each program is based on.
(a) Human worker.
(b) Planet.
(c) Alien form.
(d) Mathematics.

Short Answer Questions

1. The _________ Consortium was one of the financial backers of the mission who fed the drama in exchange for attention and money.

2. Jimmy presents a proposal that will allow him to keep working at Arecibo and also begin to work on receiving his ___________.

3. At the present time, no one remembers how beloved and respected ____________ was in the community and in the world.

4. What is a nickname that is given to Sofia Mendes for the profession and position she holds?

5. Sandoz, at first, refuses to talk about what happened to him on the planet, saying that he will withdraw from the Society of ____________.

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