Your First Chatbot Conversation

End-of-lesson check

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1. What does a chatbot actually do when it generates a response to your question?

   1. It connects you with a human expert who types replies
   2. It predicts what a sensible answer looks like based on what it has read
   3. It accesses a database of pre-written answers and picks the best match
   4. It searches the internet for the exact answer you need

2. A chatbot tells you that the Earth is flat and that Napoleon invented the telephone. Based on the lesson, which statement applies to this situation?

   1. The chatbot is deliberately lying to test you
   2. The chatbot must be broken because it gave two wrong facts
   3. This is normal — chatbots sometimes give incorrect information
   4. You should trust the chatbot because it reads more than you ever could

3. You type a question into a chatbot and press Enter. What immediately happens next?

   1. The chatbot processes your input and generates a written response
   2. Your question is sent to a human moderator for approval
   3. Your computer automatically opens a new tab with search results
   4. The chatbot immediately shows you a menu of possible answers

4. Why does the lesson recommend sending follow-up messages instead of starting a new conversation each time?

   1. The chatbot keeps earlier messages in mind and can build on them
   2. The chatbot can only answer one question per session
   3. Follow-ups are free while new conversations cost extra
   4. Follow-ups are faster because they require less processing

5. A friend tells you they treat their chatbot like a personal friend who always understands them. Based on the lesson, what's the most accurate response?

   1. Your friend should stop talking to chatbots entirely
   2. Your friend is right — chatbots are designed to form emotional bonds
   3. Your friend is correct because chatbots remember everything you say
   4. Your friend is wrong — the lesson says a chatbot is not your friend, even though it can help

6. What is a 'prompt' in the context of chatbot conversations?

   1. A setting you adjust to change the chatbot's personality
   2. A warning message that appears when you make a mistake
   3. The question or request you type to the chatbot
   4. An automatically-generated summary of your conversation

7. What is the 'context window' of a chatbot?

   1. The size of the text box where you type your question
   2. The time limit you have to read each response
   3. The amount of recent conversation the chatbot can reference
   4. The number of topics the chatbot is allowed to discuss

8. Which of the following is the best first prompt for someone using a chatbot for the first time?

   1. Explain how a microwave heats food, as if I am 80
   2. Write me a poem about robots
   3. Act as a famous philosopher and debate ethics
   4. Tell me everything you know about history

9. The lesson says one question is 'rarely enough.' What does this mean in practice?

   1. Chatbots only work properly when you ask multiple people
   2. You should always ask the same question to three different chatbots
   3. The first answer often needs refinement through follow-up questions
   4. You must ask at least two questions or the chatbot will error out

10. A classmate says chatbots are 'alive' because they can talk back to you. Based on the lesson, what's the most accurate counterargument?

    1. Chatbots are alive because they process information like brains do
    2. Your classmate is right — chatbots are living software
    3. Chatbots cannot feel emotions, making them not alive
    4. The lesson says a chatbot is not alive, so your classmate is wrong

11. The lesson describes a chatbot as a 'patient helper.' What does this description imply about how users should approach chatbots?

    1. Users can ask many questions and request changes without frustration
    2. Users should only ask one question and then leave
    3. Users should be aggressive to get the chatbot to comply
    4. Users must apologize before each question

12. Which of these would NOT help you get a better answer from a chatbot, based on the lesson?

    1. Telling the chatbot when it gives incorrect information
    2. Asking for a shorter version of a too-long answer
    3. Starting an entirely new conversation about the same topic
    4. Asking a follow-up to simplify technical language

13. What does it mean that a chatbot has 'read a great deal of writing on the internet'?

    1. It has processed text to learn patterns in how people write
    2. It has access to browse the live internet whenever you ask
    3. It stores copies of websites on your computer
    4. It has memorized every webpage exactly as written

14. Based on the lesson, why might two different users get different answers to the same question?

    1. Chatbots only work for certain age groups
    2. One user likely asked a follow-up that changed the context
    3. This cannot happen — chatbots always give identical answers
    4. Chatbots randomly generate answers each time

15. The lesson lists three example prompts. Which technique is common to all three?

    1. They all specify the audience or purpose for the response
    2. They all use technical jargon
    3. They all ask the chatbot to act like a famous person
    4. They all contain multiple questions at once