Uncanny Valley Test | Final Test - Hard

Anna Wiener
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 141 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Uncanny Valley Test | Final Test - Hard

Anna Wiener
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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Wiener's mother tell her about discussions about sexism?

2. What did the data analytics CEO apologize to Wiener for when she left the company?

3. What is the nickname of the company Wiener's friend worked for that made tools for developers and was widely used?

4. About how long did Wiener work at the analytics startup for?

5. What new team at the open-source startup did Wiener join in Part IV?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to the analytics startup as it grows and hires more people?

2. What kind of court case did the open-source startup become involved in shortly before Wiener joined it?

3. What makes Wiener uncomfortable about the CEO's handling of Noah's firing?

4. What does Wiener think when she sees a homeless person wearing one of the open-source startup's branded hoodies?

5. Why does Noah get fired?

6. What does the CEO ask the engineering team to do in Tahoe that Wiener later thinks is demeaning?

7. What is one thing that attracts Wiener to the open-source startup?

8. What is the environment like at the open-source HQ?

9. What ends up happening to the e-book startup that was Wiener's first tech job?

10. How does Wiener feel about the company's trip to Tahoe?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Wiener treat the concept of optimization, both in personal and professional contexts? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

When, and why, does Wiener become increasingly alarmed to view the escalation in messages that are meant to troll/harass that she is assigned to moderate at the open-source startup? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

Essay Topic 3

How does Noah's firing from the data-analytics startup affect Wiener's perception of the company and the industry as a whole? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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