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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Daniel decide to publicly recite as many digits in the number pi as he could to beat a record?
(a) To raise money for the National Society for Epilepsy.
(b) For a documentary he was making.
(c) To raise money for autism research.
(d) To impress Neil.

2. What type of language does Daniel find most confusing because of his Asperger's?
(a) Foreign language.
(b) Semantic language.
(c) Idiomatic language.
(d) Symbolic language.

3. How did the scientists testing Daniel in California know that he realized their string of pi digits was incorrect?
(a) He screamed that they had it wrong.
(b) They were not aware of it.
(c) He had a physiological response when looking at it.
(d) He put his head down and withdrew from them.

4. Why does Daniel say people are surprised when he tells them he is a Christian?
(a) He dislikes being with too many other people.
(b) His thought process is too logical.
(c) He was not brought up Christian.
(d) They believe being autistic makes abstract thought too difficult.

5. Why does Daniel's brother, Steven, require a lot of help from his family?
(a) He has Asperger's Syndrome.
(b) He has leukemia.
(c) He has a rare disease.
(d) He is severely autistic.

Short Answer Questions

1. What job does Daniel interview for and not receive?

2. What is Iceland's literacy rate?

3. Some scientists believe that metaphors may be the result of:

4. How was Daniel's verbal practice of pi recitation frustrating for him?

5. What dream did Daniel have the night before his public recitation of pi?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Daniel's travels and meetings during the making of Brainman and his appearances on television give him such a feeling of elation?

2. Why did Daniel think about creating his own private language when he was young?

3. What aspects of language does Daniel find more difficult than others to understand?

4. Why did the scientists in California ask if Daniel could visit with them longer?

5. How is Daniel's method of memorizing the digits of pi different from most other people's methods?

6. Describe Daniel's state of mind as he recited pi for an audience for more than five hours.

7. What were some of the biggest concerns about Daniel's involvement with the documentary and how did he overcome them?

8. Why did the involvement in a documentary about his story make Daniel think it was the opportunity of a lifetime?

9. Why was Daniel unhappy and somewhat anxious when the producers first revealed to him their choice of language he would learn?

10. When Daniel goes on an interview for a library position, why does he most likely not get the job?

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