Choose the
most accurate answer from a, b, c, and d in the following:
1. The Circle is a novel written by the contemporary American novelist……………………….
|
a. |
Henrik Ibsen |
b. |
Arthur Miller |
c. |
Dave Eggers |
d. |
Eggers Davis |
The Circle chiefly revolves around…………………….
|
a. |
man’s loss of
faith in religion in favor of science |
b. |
man’s
preoccupation with making money |
c. |
moral dilemmas of digitalization in contemporary
world |
d. |
All of the
previous |
3.
The Circle
addresses a world where………………threaten to destroy different aspects of
individual privacy.
|
a. |
smart cars, web browsers and internet servers |
b. |
money, power, corruption and the pursuit of fake
happiness |
c. |
digital surveillance technologies and social media |
d. |
digital robots, telephones lines, internet providers
|
4.
The Circle
aims to…………………………of the American society in the succeeding few years.
|
a. |
realistic and accurate picture |
b. |
imaginary and optimistic picture |
c. |
pessimistic and despairing picture |
d. |
high-quality PNG picture |
5.
One of Eggers’ works and his first novel is……………………which
is about giving away money to deserving people.
|
a. |
Ye of little faith! |
b. |
Thou shalt know who I am |
c. |
Surviving Justice: America’s Wrongfully Convicted
and Exonerated |
d. |
You Shall Know Our Velocity |
6.
The Circle’s
plot circles around……………………..
|
a. |
Public
Gar, an aspiring Youngman trying to make a living in the modern world through
finding a job at the Circle, the most powerful AI technology company. |
|
b. |
Willy
Loman, a travelling salesman, who attempts to create a Facebook account to
generate money with the help of his two sons, Biff and Happy. |
|
c. |
Mae
Holland, a recent college graduate, who finds a job at the Circle, the most
powerful technology company in the world, with help from her friend Annie. |
|
d. |
Jay
Gatsby, a recently emerging businessman, who launders money on the internet
and his attempt to wed the girl of his dreams, Daisy. |
7.
In the novel, the term “Wise Men” is used to refer
to……………………
|
a. |
Tom
Stenton, a ruthless businessman |
|
b. |
Eamon
Baily, a likeable public figurehead |
|
c. |
Ty
Gospodinov, a genius investor |
|
d. |
All of the
above |
8.
In the Circle, the following online interactions
are combined…………………..
|
a. |
mass media,
business deals and medical prescriptions |
b. |
social media, business and personal communication
and medical information |
c. |
birth records, state’s communication and databanks |
d. |
All of the previous |
9.
The information and online interactions gathered and
referred to in the Circle are saved into a single online identity
platform called…………………
|
a. |
Truelancer |
b. |
RealYou |
c. |
Trucaller |
d. |
TruYou |
10.
The Circle
is indeed the name of the novel as well as being the name of…………………in that
novel.
|
a. |
a news-agency company |
b. |
a technology company |
c. |
an advertisement company |
d. |
a sales and marketing company |
11.
In the novel, cameras are everywhere, which is indicative
of the theme of…………………..in the modern world.
|
a. |
safety & security |
b. |
richness and advanced technology |
c. |
lack of privacy and loss of online safety |
d. |
None of the previous |
12.
In the Circle, Mae is working as……………………….
However, she is concerned about her privacy.
|
a. |
customer experience agent |
b. |
customer complaints writer |
c. |
consumer survey server |
d. |
software programmer |
13.
One of the ironies of the novel is that it refers to the process
of losing identity and loss of privacy in the modern world as………………………..
|
a. |
transparent |
b. |
transgender |
c. |
transparency |
d. |
transitivity |
14.
In the Circle, the old world threatened by modern
loss of privacy is represented in the persona of………………………
|
a. |
Mercer |
b. |
Francis |
c. |
Snowden |
d. |
Kalden |
15.
As a result of her actions, Mae……………………….
|
a. |
losses her digital identity and becomes a robot |
b. |
losses her transparency and becomes a cyborg |
c. |
losses her identity and becomes a cyborg. |
d. |
All of the previous |
16.
In the Circle, it is indicated that more
government officials and more people are pressured to give up their privacy.
This act of “giving up privacy” is called……………………..
|
a. |
being naked |
b. |
being crystal clear |
c. |
being visible |
d. |
being transparent |
17.
According to your own understanding, in the novel the
company “the Circle” can be equated to…………………….which many scholars are warning
against right now.
|
a. |
Internet of Things (IoT) & video games |
b. |
Artificial Intelligence (AI) & ChatGPT |
c. |
Supersonic aero planes & drones |
d. |
supersonic internet & software |
18.
The Circle, i.e. the company, is created by…………………
|
a. |
The Three Wise Wives |
b. |
The Men in Black |
c. |
The Three Wise Men |
d. |
Big Brother |
19.
In George Orwell’s 1984, he says “Big Brother is
always watching” which is comparative to the Circle’s………………………
|
a. |
high surveillance & loss of privacy |
b. |
political oppression |
c. |
SeeChange cameras everywhere |
d. |
A & C |
20.
The Circle’s
Unified Operating System was devised by…………………
|
a. |
Ty House |
b. |
Tom Stenton |
c. |
Ty Gospondinov |
d. |
All of the previous |
21.
Based on your understanding of the novel, who is the
mastermind behind the Circle?
|
a. |
Eric Baily |
b. |
Rich Stenton |
c. |
Ty Gospondinov |
d. |
All of the previous |
22.
Data collected by the Circle include……………………
|
a. |
customers’ credit card photos & social security
numbers |
b. |
social media profiles, payment systems, passwords |
c. |
email accounts, usernames and preferences |
d. |
B & C |
23.
In the Circle, Mae can be said to be
representative of…………………..
|
a. |
hard work,
success of American dream and optimism, she begins in a small job and then
makes her way up to the top of the company. |
|
b. |
loss of
identity, death of American dream and pessimism because the moment she makes
her way up to the top is the moment of her downfall |
|
c. |
A & B |
|
d. |
fortune,
trust in technology & loss of dignity in the modern age |
24.
Who says the following quotation? What is he/she
describing?
one
account, one identity, one password, one payment system, per person. There were
no more passwords, no multiple identities. Your devices knew who you were, and
your one identity—[ . . .] One button
for the rest of your life online.
|
a. |
Eric Baily & RealYou platform |
b. |
Rich Stenton & TruYou Platform |
c. |
Ty Gospondinov & TruYou platform |
d. |
None of the previous |
25.
According to Eggers, the platform marks the end of the
era of traditional identity theft because…………………………
|
a. |
people in
modern age no longer user those identities and digital means |
|
b. |
anything
you want is just one button away, one account away, all tied together and
trackable. |
|
c. |
identity
is no longer worth any money and is given up in modern world |
|
d. |
All of the
above |
26.
In the Circle, people are excited with the results
of the Circle’s platform because……………………..
|
a. |
they no
longer have to memorize many accounts or passwords. |
|
b. |
they no
longer have to pay money to use the platform online. |
|
c. |
they can
use the platform to generate money by selling their identities online. |
|
d. |
they no
longer have to pay for the internet service to long into their online
accounts. |
27.
Who is speaking? To whom is he/she speaking?
from
now on, that being social, and being a presence on your profile and all related
accounts- this is part of why you're here. We consider your online presence to
be integral to your work here. It's all connected"
|
a. |
Baily to May |
b. |
Ty to Mae |
c. |
Mae to colleagues |
d. |
None of the previous |
28.
Eamon introduced the ……………….program which allows the
Circle’s users to watch anything on Earth at any time and is a system of
surveillance cameras.
|
a. |
SeeYou software |
b. |
Peephole Software |
c. |
SeeThrough software |
d. |
SeeChange software |
29.
“So then the internet happened, and here and there some
geniuses set up cameras on the beaches. We could log on and get some pretty
crude images of the waves at Stinson Beach” Which cameras does this quotation
refer to?
|
a. |
Surveillance cameras |
b. |
Peephole cameras
|
c. |
SeeThrough cameras |
d. |
SeeChange system cameras |
30.
One of the ironies of the novel is that…………………………..
|
a. |
surveillance
cameras started out as a symbol of security in contemporary societies. |
|
b. |
money can
no longer buy power and corruption is no longer existent. |
|
c. |
the author
is British discussing the situation in America. |
|
d. |
All of the
above |
31.
Like all technology, surveillance cameras in the Circle…………………….
|
a. |
started
out for good causes, e.g. to help people benefit from limitless access to
information and prevent crime. |
|
b. |
aim at
harming people from the beginning. |
|
c. |
are
manufactured in China and are cheap. |
|
d. |
All of the
above |
32.
“The square is quiet now, but can you imagine if
something happened? There would be instant accountability. Any soldier
committing an act of violence would instantly be recorded for posterity. He
could be tried for war crimes, you name it.” This quotation is
describing……………………
|
a. |
Surveillance cameras |
b. |
Peephole cameras
|
c. |
SeeThrough cameras |
d. |
SeeChange system cameras |
33.
……………..wants this surveillance system to dominate all
over the world in order.
|
a. |
Eamon Baily |
b. |
Rich Stenton |
c. |
Ty Gospondinov |
d. |
All of the previous |
34.
In the Circle, end of privacy is synonymous
with………………….
|
a. |
transparency |
b. |
wearing SeeChange cameras |
c. |
being watched at all times |
d. |
All of the previous |
35.
Mae and her parents represent the conflict between……………………..
|
a. |
privacy & loss of privacy |
b. |
old world vs. new world |
c. |
identity vs. loss of identity |
d. |
All of the previous |
36.
“Privacy is theft” is said by………………and is reflective of
his/her…………………
|
a. |
Mercer & loss of dignity |
b. |
Mae & loss of identity |
c. |
Ty & optimism
|
d. |
None of the previous |
37.
Who is the speaker? To who is he/she speaking?
We’re
tiny. Our heads are tiny, the size of melons. You want these heads of ours to
contain everything the world has ever seen? It will not work.
|
a. |
Baily to May |
b. |
Mercer to Mae |
c. |
Mae to colleagues |
d. |
None of the previous |
38.
Who believes that the Circle’s, and Mae’s, desire to know
everything about everyone in the world is a kind of sickness and madness and
asks the audience to join him living in any hidden place.
|
a. |
Baily |
b. |
Mercer |
c. |
Mae’s to colleague |
d. |
None of the previous |
39.
Ironically, in the Circle, humanity is equated
with………………..
|
a. |
dignity |
b. |
superiority |
c. |
technology |
d. |
None of the previous |
40.
"If you reject humanity, if you reject all the tools
available to you… then bad things will happen” is spoken by………….to………….
|
a. |
Baily to
Mercer |
b. |
Mercer to
Baily |
c. |
Mae to Baily |
d. |
Baily to Mae |
41.
By the end of the novel, Mae is shocked to find the man
she fell for, Kalden, is actually……………..
|
a. |
Eric Baily |
b. |
Rich Stenton |
c. |
Ty Gospondinov |
d. |
All of the previous |
42.
To create dramatic irony and juxtaposition, Eggers uses
such characters as……………….
|
a. |
Mae’s boyfriend, Mercer |
b. |
Mae’s parents |
c. |
B & C |
d. |
None of the previous |
43.
Modern applications and technological terms such as
“Google,” “operating system,” and “Twitter” serve as………………..in the Circle.
|
a. |
narrative tools |
b. |
deep structure |
c. |
surface structure |
d. |
idiomatic structure |
44.
“Privacy is Theft” and “Sharing is Caring” represent the
technique of using…………………by eggers in the novel.
|
a. |
Cotomoto |
b. |
Motto |
c. |
Narration |
d. |
Retrospection |
45.
Symbolism
is one of the cornerstones of the novel, namely and foremost found in…………………….
|
a. |
the symbolism of its name “the Circle” |
b. |
the shark symbol, i.e. Tom Stenton |
c. |
Stenton’s fish tank |
d. |
All of the previous |
Answer Key
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