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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through II.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With which philosopher does the protagonist associate the wish not to have been?
(a) Heraclitus.
(b) Anaximander.
(c) Anaximenes.
(d) Parmenides.

2. For how much does the protagonist purchase her violin?
(a) $160,000.
(b) $230,000.
(c) $370,000.
(d) $300,000.

3. With which of the following does II end?
(a) “Then in the morning we sat in the sand and drank our tea and watched the sun come up.”
(b) “Yes. I’m sorry.”
(c) “Sorry. Yes. Very close. Time’s up.”
(d) “Salvaged out of a bleak sea of the incomputable. Time’s up.”

4. What group did Grothendieck lead?
(a) Peck.
(b) Bourbaki.
(c) Besse.
(d) Rainwater.

5. Which of the following admits the protagonist to Stella Maris?
(a) Dr. Cohen.
(b) Dr. Horowitz.
(c) Dr. Wegner.
(d) Dr. Ruth.

Short Answer Questions

1. Per the novel, how large a percentage of the population of mathematicians is Jewish?

2. With which of the following does I end?

3. What is the name of Grothendieck’s father?

4. Which friend of the protagonist’s brother helped the protagonist forge a birth certificate?

5. Per the novel, how large a percentage of the general population is Jewish?

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