Story of Your Life Quiz

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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)

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

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.

Why are Dr. Banks and Gary Donnelly “even” in Part 5? (from Part 5)

Neither Dr. Banks nor Gary feels it is safe or wise to trust the heptapods.

Dr. Banks cannot understand Gary’s conversations with the heptapods about physics: Gary cannot understand Dr. Banks’ conversations with the heptapods in Heptapod B.

Dr. Banks cannot understand Gary’s conversations with the heptapods in Heptapod A: Gary cannot understand Dr. Banks’ conversations with the heptapods about why they’ve come to Earth.

Neither Dr. Banks nor Gary can understand Heptapod B.

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

Burghart.

Colonel Weber.

Heptapod A.

Gary Donnelly.

Who is Hossner? (from Part 5)

A suspicious diplomat who thinks the humans should be careful about trusting the heptapods.

A suspicious diplomat who thinks the military should be careful about trusting Gary and Dr. Banks.

An aggressive diplomat who thinks that humanity should attack the heptapods.

An open-minded diplomat who thinks should whole-heartedly trust the heptapods.

What is the basic premise of Fermat’s Principle? (from Part 4)

That light, traveling through air, speeds up when it enters any liquid.

That light, traveling through air, stays on the same angle when it enters water.

That light, traveling through air, changes direction when it enters water.

That light, traveling through air, travels more slowly when it enters any liquid.