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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through “Exhalation”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the narrator of "Exhalation," what is the reservoir of air that exists underground?
(a) The great lung of the world.
(b) The great heart of the world.
(c) The great brain of the world.
(d) The great stomach of the world.

2. In Bashaarat’s second tale, what shocked the young weaver about his future self?
(a) How poorly he lived.
(b) How extravagantly he lived.
(c) How generously he gave to charity.
(d) How grumpy he was.

3. To whom is Fuwaad addressing his tale, "The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate"?
(a) The Caliph of Ramadi.
(b) The Caliph of Baghdad.
(c) The Caliph of Mosul.
(d) The Caliph of Basrah.

4. According to the narrator of "Exhalation," what exists inside their arms?
(a) Rods and pistons.
(b) Splines and fasteners.
(c) Gears and trains.
(d) Axles and bearings.

5. What risky experiment does the narrator of "Exhalation" undertake?
(a) Self-dissection.
(b) Self-diagnosis.
(c) Self-evaluation.
(d) Self-study.

Short Answer Questions

1. What irregularity occurs on the first day of the year in "Exhalation"?

2. According to the narrator of "Exhalation," what does the inscription hypothesis fail to explain?

3. While performing his risky experiment, what does the narrator of "Exhalation" learn about their brains?

4. While performing his risky experiment, how long does the narrator of "Exhalation" plan to work uninterrupted?

5. What was the name of Fuwaad’s wife?

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