Story of Your Life Quiz

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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

What is the common term in Earth-based communication that sums up the principles of sentence construction that Dr. Banks finds lacking in the heptapods’ language? (from Part 2)

Punctuation: Dr. Banks seems to think the heptapods do not follow a set off recognizable patterns, or rules, in terms of how they break up their sentences.

Grammar: Dr. Banks seems to think the heptapods do not follow a set off recognizable patterns, or rules, in their sentence construction.

Pronunciation: Dr. Banks seems to think that the heptapods do not have ears, and therefore cannot hear whether words and sentences are being pronounced correctly.

Grammar: Dr. Banks seems to think that the heptapods do not have as complex a vocabulary as humans do.

2.

Who is the father of Dr. Banks’ daughter? (from Part 8)

Burghart.

Heptapod A.

Gary Donnelly.

Colonel Weber.

3.

What do the heptapods say is their reason for coming to earth? (from Part 3)

To surrender.

To exploit.

To conquer.

To investigate.

4.

Why does Gary ask Dr. Banks out for dinner? (from Part 4)

To celebrate the breakthrough in communication with the heptapods about physics.

To celebrate the breakthrough in communication with the heptapods about the creation of art.

To celebrate the anniversary of the heptapods arriving on Earth.

To celebrate her birthday.

5.

How does Dr. Banks’ consideration of a “Book of Ages” reflect her personal experience? (from Part 6)

The “Book of Ages” is Dr. Banks’ nickname for the complex sentences of Heptapod B.

The book’s premise – having a record of a person’s entire life – reflects Dr. Banks’ experience of being aware of all the times in her own life at the same moment.

The “Book of Ages” is Dr. Banks’ nickname for her diary.

The book’s premise – having a record of a person’s entire life – reflects Dr. Banks’ experience of being aware of all the times in the lives of the heptapods at the same moment.

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