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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through “The Great Silence”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What literary device is being employed when the narrator of "What's Expected of Us" references a “Lovecraftian horror” (59)?
(a) Hyperbole.
(b) Symbolism.
(c) Irony.
(d) Allusion.

2. According to Derek in Chapter 9 of "The Lifecycle of Software Objects," Derek opposes Ana undergoing what?
(a) Neurological manipulation.
(b) Neurological operation.
(c) Neurological engineering.
(d) Neurological choreography.

3. What company offers Ana a job after the merger "The Lifecycle of Software Objects"?
(a) Polytope.
(b) Multitope.
(c) Mechatope.
(d) Semitope.

4. According to the narrator of "The Great Silence," what type of learners are parrots?
(a) Kinesthetic learners.
(b) Visual learners.
(c) Interpersonal learners.
(d) Vocal learners.

5. According to the narrator of "The Great Silence," what do many religions consider to be a pathway to the divine?
(a) Speech.
(b) Meditation.
(c) Prayer.
(d) Art.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Alex demonstrate about a nonhuman species, according to the narrator of "The Great Silence"?

2. According to the narrator of "What's Expected of Us," what does the Predictor demonstrate?

3. What is the real name for the Great Silence?

4. What is a second solution to the Great Silence, according to the narrator of the story with the same name?

5. Who was Alex in "The Great Silence"?

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