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Anticipating the Future through Texts: Visions — Unit test Answers

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Read this excerpt from "Talking Robots."Of course, neural networks still have a long way to go before they can model the human brain. As physicist Heinz Pagels has said: “The difference between a real neuron and the model neurons . . . is like the difference between a human hand and a pair of pliers.” But the fact that a simple neural network can speak at all is remarkable, indicating that perhaps human abilities can be simulated by electronics. . . . Which is the most accurate summary of Kaku’s argument?

A
The simulated speech of neural networks suggests the potential for other electronic simulations.
B
Neural networks are vastly inferior to the human brain, and critics question whether they can speak at all.
C
Neural networks are vastly different from the human brain, just as pliers are different from the human hand.
D
Electronic simulation of speech suggests that technological ability will eventually exceed human potential.
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Read this excerpt from "Choreographers of Matter, Life, and Intelligence."With Newton’s mechanics came powerful machines, and eventually the steam engine, the motive force which reshaped the world by overturning agrarian society, spawning factories and stimulating commerce. . . .What is the meaning of the underlined term?

A
individuals employed by Newton
B
tools utilized by Newton
C
ideas generated by Newton
D
engines built by Newton
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How does Michio Kaku develop the idea of an impending scientific revolution in “Choreographers of Matter, Life, and Intelligence”?

A
by praising the efficiency of modern-day Internet research
B
by providing quantitative proof of recent scientific progress
C
by comparing scientific knowledge to grains of sand on a beach
D
by providing the names and contributions of modern scientists
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Read the excerpt from "Civil Peace” by Chinua Achebe."Awright! We know say you no get plenty money. But we sef no get even anini. So derefore make you open dis window and give us one hundred pound and we go commot."

A
“We know you are saying you will have money later, but we don’t have much to do, so we need your money now.”
B
“We know you say you have a lot of money, so give us just a little and we will leave you alone.”
C
“We know you say you don’t have money, but we don’t have any, so give us yours and we’ll leave.”
D
“We know you are saying you don’t have much money, but you should share what you have.”
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Read the excerpt from "Take the Tortillas Out of Your Poetry" by Rudolfo A. Anaya.If we leave out our tortillas—and by that I mean the language, history, cultural values and themes of our literature—the very culture we’re portraying will die. Based on this excerpt, which statement best expresses Anaya’s point of view?

A
Mexican American writers need to reject American values and instead focus on Mexican traditions.
B
Mexican American writers need to recognize that Mexican food is the most important symbol of their heritage.
C
Mexican American writers need to focus more on their Mexican heritage than on their American heritage.
D
Mexican American writers need to preserve their heritage by continuing to write about it.
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Read the excerpt from "Civil Peace” by Chinua Achebe.He got a destitute carpenter with one old hammer, a blunt plane and a few bent and rusty nails in his tool bag to turn this assortment of wood, paper and metal into door and window shutters for five Nigerian shillings or fifty Biafran pounds. He paid the pounds, and moved in with his overjoyed family carrying five heads on their shoulders.

A
overwhelmed with everything he has to do.
B
upset about everything he and his family have lost in the war.
C
grateful that his family is intact and has shelter.
D
annoyed with how much he has to pay the carpenter.
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Read the excerpt from "Civil Peace" by Chinua Achebe.His children picked mangoes near the military cemetery and sold them to soldiers’ wives for a few pennies—real pennies this time—and his wife started making breakfast akara balls for neighbours in a hurry to start life again. With his family earnings he took his bicycle to the villages around and bought fresh palmwine which he mixed generously in his rooms with the water which had recently started running again in the public tap down the road, and opened up a bar for soldiers and other lucky people with good money.

A
A man can make more money with the help of his family.
B
Each villager has different needs during times of war.
C
Successful people are always creative and hardworking.
D
You can find opportunities for success even in bleak times.
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Which excerpt from Sandra Cisneros’s story "Mericans" best reveals a blending of cultures?

A
“The awful grandmother knits the names of the dead and the living into one long prayer fringed with the grandchildren born in that barbaric country with its barbaric ways.”
B
“They’re not from here. Ladies don’t come to church dressed in pants. And everybody knows men aren’t supposed to wear shorts.”
C
“‘Por favor,’ says the lady. ‘¿Un foto?’ pointing to her camera.‘Si.’ She’s so busy taking Junior’s picture, she doesn’t notice me and Keeks.”
D
“‘Hey, Michele, Keeks. You guys want gum?’‘But you speak English!’‘Yeah,’ my brother says, ‘we’re Mericans.’”
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Read the excerpt from Sandra Cisneros’s story "Mericans."There are those walking to church on their knees. Some with fat rags tied around their legs and others with pillows, one to kneel on, and one to flop ahead. There are women with black shawls crossing and uncrossing themselves. There are armies of penitents carrying banners and flowered arches while musicians play tinny trumpets and tinny drums. What cultural element is revealed in this excerpt?

A
art
B
clothing
C
religion
D
language
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is the time, place, and environment in which the events of a text take place.

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