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  • What was the name of the group of aliens that came to earth?
    Kanamit
  • What did Grigori translate the first paragraph of?
    A cookbook
  • What kind of writing is used in the alien language?
    Ideographs
  • Which character believed that the aliens arrival/gifts was a "A second rate farce"?
    Grigori
  • How many fingers did each alien have on each hand?
    3
  • What does Grigori believe there is no such thing as? Do you agree with this? Why or why not?
    "Completely disinterested altruism" -Answers may vary for the second half
  • What was the third gift and what was it's function?
    A machine that made it impossible to have anything explode, accomplished "World Peace" or... made it impossible for humans to defend themselves.
  • What was the main character's job?
    Translator
  • The delegation from which country questioned the aliens' motives?
    USSR
  • The other language besides English the aliens knew
    French
  • Where did the main character vacation before he saw Grigori in the lounge?
    Canada
  • What was the first gift given and what was its purpose?
    Cheap unending energy. To make us trust them and make sure we didn't need to provide for ourselves anymore/work anymore.
  • What does language reflect about the people who use it?
    Their basic assumptions about the way the world works and the beings that inhabit it.
  • What did the alien's noses look like?
    Snoutlike (pigs)
  • What kind of motive do missionaries have? How do you know this?
    Religious-they go out into the world to spread their religion as a part of expectations of said religion.
  • What was the name of the main character? -In the text
    Peter
  • The country that couldn't commit to future policy without a more thorough examination.
    Argentina
  • What was Dr. Denis Leveque's profession?
    Criminologist (Analyzes crimes and the ways to prevent them from happening again....Ironic right...)
  • What was the second gift given to the humans and what was it's purpose?
    Arable (plantable/fertile) land to grow food. To end world hunger (fatten us up)
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