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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2: "Context" through "Continuity".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When he is a young adult, what does Nathaniel think about moving to New York?
(a) He will not be able to meet the right woman there.
(b) He is not worthy.
(c) His parents would be upset.
(d) It is too crowded and busy.

2. What does Nathaniel say history teaches us?
(a) If we do not study the past, we will inevitably repeat unhelpful patterns.
(b) Systems and institutions favor the powerful by their very nature.
(c) Great people rise to prominence regardless of their circumstances.
(d) There are too many variables for humans to be effective at thinking ahead.

3. What does Amity tell Nathaniel is happening to Passivityman?
(a) He is becoming a sell-out.
(b) He is becoming lazy.
(c) He is becoming passive-aggressive.
(d) He is becoming fearful and mediocre.

4. What is Russell's business relationship to Amity?
(a) He is her book agent.
(b) He works with her at the stock exchange.
(c) He is an employee of her P.R. firm.
(d) He is her lawyer.

5. When Nathaniel was younger, what did he dream of designing?
(a) City parks.
(b) Houses.
(c) Commercial buildings.
(d) Churches.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character works for Itami Systems?

2. What ridiculous detail does Nathaniel give in his description of the last months of 1999?

3. How does the narrator characterize Miss Meuller's comment, on page 22, that Lucien is a "naughty boy"?

4. When Amity is trying to convince Nathaniel to move to New York, what does she say stands in his way?

5. What does Nathaniel suggest that people might be desperate enough to burn in the wake of a global computer failure?

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