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Metamagical Themas by Douglas Hofstadter - Test
Contributed by: Drake
  • 1. Which concept does Hofstadter explore through Gödel's incompleteness theorems?
A) Complex numbers
B) String theory
C) Self-reference
D) Implicit differentiation
  • 2. What does Hofstadter use to illustrate the nature of consciousness?
A) Quantum theory
B) Analogy
C) Statistical methods
D) Computational models
  • 3. In Metamagical Themas, Hofstadter often refers to which famous mathematician?
A) Alan Turing
B) Carl Friedrich Gauss
C) David Hilbert
D) Kurt Gödel
  • 4. What literary style does Hofstadter often employ?
A) Technical and precise
B) Playful and humorous
C) Serious and philosophical
D) Dry and academic
  • 5. Hofstadter's approach can be categorized as?
A) Narrowly focused
B) Strictly empirical
C) Interdisciplinary
D) Purely theoretical
  • 6. What phenomenon does Hofstadter express interest in regarding knowledge?
A) Emergence
B) Dissipation
C) Static properties
D) Persistence
  • 7. What is Hofstadter's view on AI in the book?
A) Pessimistic
B) Indifferent
C) Cautiously optimistic
D) Hostile
  • 8. What metaphor is used for understanding consciousness?
A) Hierarchical models
B) Linear sequences
C) Strange loops
D) Flat structures
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