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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From which of the following does Anwar receive an unexpected phone call?
(a) Buckingham Palace.
(b) The Presidential Palace.
(c) The Palace of Holyroodhouse.
(d) The Royal Scottish Academy.

2. Which of the following curses does Anwar believe has come true for him?
(a) May you get what you think you want.
(b) May you get what you deserve.
(c) May you come to the attention of important people.
(d) May you live in interesting times.

3. To which of the following does the Toymaker compare himself?
(a) A crow.
(b) A warbler.
(c) A cuckoo.
(d) A raven.

4. In the novel, the term “bollock” carries which of the following meanings?
(a) To rebuke.
(b) To praise.
(c) To reward.
(d) To ignore.

5. Which of the following does MacDonald exclude from artificial intelligence?
(a) Diagnosing illness.
(b) Diagnosing software.
(c) Diagnosing cooking.
(d) Diagnosing automotive problems.

6. To which of the following does MacLeish equate Liz?
(a) A bucking bronco.
(b) A wild ox.
(c) A smoking gun.
(d) A loose cannon.

7. In which of the following cities does Kemal note a Babylon death occurs?
(a) Sofia.
(b) Varna.
(c) Plovdiv.
(d) Vidin.

8. Which of the following is noted as having killed Tariq?
(a) A bidet robot.
(b) A toaster.
(c) A hairdryer robot.
(d) A vacuum robot.

9. To his counterpart in which of the following offices does Anwar reach out?
(a) Rome.
(b) Berlin.
(c) London.
(d) Paris.

10. Which of the following reasons does Anwar posit for not having received email from Issyk-Kulistan?
(a) Civil unrest.
(b) Public holiday.
(c) Military coup.
(d) Laziness.

11. Which of the following percentages does Anwar note as the Kyrgyzstani national debt that was broken off into Issyk-Kulistan?
(a) 20%.
(b) 80%.
(c) 60%.
(d) 40%.

12. Which of the following does the Toymaker note was the drug tested in his clinical trial?
(a) CA93024.
(b) TX78028.
(c) PA65000.
(d) AL93560.

13. Which of the following is noted as MacDonald’s position?
(a) Visiting assistant professor.
(b) Adjunct instructor.
(c) Associate professor.
(d) Permanent lecturer.

14. From which of the following offices does Kemal note having been dispatched?
(a) Bonn.
(b) Berlin.
(c) Brussels.
(d) Barcelona.

15. The comment that “it’s not so cosy now that the outside world has smashed the window and climbed in, ransacked the drawers, and stirred everything around” (186) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Hyperbole.
(b) Synecdoche.
(c) Simile.
(d) Metaphor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does Liz note contributed to the background documentation for Babylon?

2. Which of the following books does the Toymaker note was present when he was living with his uncle Albert?

3. Which of the following terms does MacDonald gloss as “telling spam from ham” (307)?

4. Which of the following does MacDonald exclude from artificial intelligence?

5. For which of the following does Liz note the acronym BOOTS stands?

(see the answer keys)

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