Story of Your Life Quiz

Take our free Story of Your Life quiz below, with 25 multiple choice questions that help you test your knowledge. Determine which chapters, themes and styles you already know and what you need to study for your upcoming essay, midterm, or final exam. Take the free quiz now!

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

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

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

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

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

What is the difference between Heptapod A and Heptapod B? (from Part 3)

A is the name of the first looking glass that Dr. Banks works with; B is the name of the other.

A is the verbal language of the heptapods: B is their written language. A is the verbal language of the heptapods; B is their written language.

B is the verbal language of the heptapods; A is their written language.

A is the name of that Dr. Banks gives one of the heptapods; B is the name of the other.

Who is Hossner? (from Part 5)

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

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

What is the most likely reason that Dr. Banks thinks that Colonel Weber talking to his superiors is a joke? (from Part 7)

Because she is very cynical about the military and its attitudes, Dr. Banks feels she already knows what the colonel’s superiors are going to say, and how things are going to proceed.

Even though she is experiencing past, present, and future all at the same time, Dr. Banks is unable to sense what the colonel’s superiors are going to say – the joke is on her.

Because she is experiencing past, present, and future all at the same time, Dr. Banks already knows what the colonel’s superiors are going to say, and how things are going to proceed.

Because she has every confidence in the military and its attitudes, Dr. Banks feels she knows that the colonel’s superiors will see things her way, not his.

When Dr. Banks suggests in Part 8 that her colleague is as fluent in Heptabod B as she is, what is the implication? (from Part 8)

That they are being controlled and manipulated by the heptapods.

That she and her colleague are conspiring to keep the government from exploiting the heptapods.

That her colleague has started to experience time in the same sort of different way as she has.

That her colleague has also become able to have actual verbal conversations with the heptapods.