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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 26 - 36.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator notes in the Prologue that for many years hundreds of spiritual leaders from nearly 30 world religions had gathered at a different location to participate in interfaith dialogue. When did this annual event begin?
(a) 1912.
(b) 1856.
(c) 1919.
(d) 1893.

2. What did Kirsch specialize in?
(a) Biotechnology and biochemistry.
(b) Biogeography and biolinguistics.
(c) Game theory and computer modeling.
(d) Astrobiology and physics.

3. How many people were watching the presentation remotely, according to a screen in the auditorium in Chapter 12?
(a) 10 million people.
(b) 2 million people.
(c) 9 million people.
(d) 6 million people.

4. What did Kirsch describe as the universal mysteries for humankind in Chapter 9?
(a) Whether there is life in space or if we derived from life in space.
(b) The search for God and finding humility.
(c) Human creation and human destiny.
(d) The connection with other life creatures.

5. Who greeted Kirsch when he got off the train in the Prologue?
(a) Winston.
(b) Prince Julián.
(c) Rabbi Yehuda Köves.
(d) Bishop Antonio Valdespino.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Spain's aging king live, according to the narrator in Chapter 30?

2. Why did Ambra drop her phone while escaping the dome?

3. To what deity did the Greeks attribute the ocean's tides?

4. What did Kirsch tell Ambra his computer password was in Chapter 27?

5. Who designed the first 3-D-printed polymer gun?

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