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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. Which of the following does MacDonald exclude from artificial intelligence?
(a) Recognizing dance styles.
(b) Recognizing humor.
(c) Recognizing handwriting.
(d) Recognizing painting.

2. To which of the following does Dorothy compare Christie?
(a) A spider.
(b) A centipede.
(c) A scorpion.
(d) A cricket.

3. To which of the following does Anwar compare the police officer at his mother-in-law’s house?
(a) A pigeon.
(b) A raven.
(c) A crow.
(d) A hawk.

4. Which of the following does Liz note contributed to the background documentation for Babylon?
(a) Felix in Bishkek.
(b) Julius in Karakol.
(c) Victor in Jalal-Abad.
(d) August in Talas.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is Dorothy asked to fill out on Christie?

2. The phrase “Embarrassingly, excruciatingly, the panic attack you’ve been bottling up washes over you like a drenching cold ocean breaker” (274) offers an example of which of the following?

3. In which of the following areas is Kemal’s hotel reported to be?

4. Which of the following curses does Anwar believe has come true for him?

5. The term “swithering” carries which of the following meanings in the novel?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Liz compare her police work to priesthood?

2. What reasons does Kemal give for labeling MacDonald a coward?

3. What reasons does Anwar give for calling Datka?

4. What reasons does Anwar note for pitying his fellow inmates in Saughton (186)?

5. What reason does Dorothy give for avoiding a weekday assignation with Liz (272)?

6. What priorities does the Toymaker note having after his date and assignation with Dorothy?

7. What warnings does MacDonald tacitly offer Liz and Kemal about ATHENA?

8. How does the Gnome characterize the economic scheme of Issyk-Kulistan?

9. What preparations does Dorothy make in her hotel room against a possible teleconference (272)?

10. What reasons does MacDonald give for disinterest in creating artificial consciousness?

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