Quiz on The End of Imagination

What is the heat generated by the three devices detonated in the earth equivalent to?

• A thousand degrees centigrade

• A million degrees centigrade

• Five hundred degrees centigrade

• Ten million degrees centigrade

According to the text, what is the most anti-democratic, anti-national, anti-human thing that man has ever made?

• A nuclear bomb

• A missile

• A tank

• A submarine

What is Arundhati Roy famous for?

• Winning the Nobel Prize in Literature

• Being a renowned nuclear scientist

• Writing The God of Small Things

• Being a famous actress

What is the main concern expressed by the author regarding nuclear weapons?

• Their impact on the environment

• Their cost to produce

• Their effectiveness in war

• Their ability to bring peace

What is the author's suggestion for dealing with the levels of lunacy mentioned in the text?

• Challenge it

• Embrace it

• Ignore it

• Amplify it

What is the author's view on the Theory of Deterrence?

• It is misunderstood by many

• It is the best strategy for peace

• It is effective in preventing wars

• It is flawed and based on fear

What does the author suggest is the only dream worth having?

• To accumulate wealth and power

• To seek joy in the saddest places

• To conquer other nations

• To dominate in all aspects of life

What is the author's opinion on the celebration of India's nuclear tests?

• It is a step towards global peace

• It is indefensible and signifies dreadful things

• It is a necessary action for national security

• It is a great achievement for the country

What does the author suggest is the real horror of India?

• The scarcity of resources

• The lack of technological advancements

• The orbits of the powerful and the powerless spinning apart

• The absence of cultural heritage

What is the author's proposed solution to the issues raised in the text?

• Building more nuclear weapons

• Ignoring the problems and moving on

• Engaging in conflicts with other nations

• Encouraging what we love instead of destroying what we don't