How AI Lives Inside Alexa, Siri, and Google Home

End-of-lesson check

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1. What must you say to make a smart speaker start listening to your request?

   1. Please
   2. A secret password
   3. Thank you
   4. Its special wake word

2. After a smart speaker hears its wake word, where does it send your voice to be understood?

   1. The speaker's own brain
   2. Your tablet nearby
   3. A telephone
   4. Faraway computers in the cloud

3. What happens right before a smart speaker processes your request?

   1. You press a button
   2. It hears its wake word
   3. You wave at it
   4. You clap your hands

4. Which of these is a wake word for a voice assistant?

   1. Hey Google
   2. Play music
   3. Good morning
   4. Open the door

5. What does a smart speaker do while it waits to hear its wake word?

   1. Shows videos on a screen
   2. Records everything you say
   3. Sits quietly listening
   4. Plays music constantly

6. Why might a smart speaker sometimes wake up when you didn't call it?

   1. You spoke too quietly
   2. The lights were too bright
   3. The battery was low
   4. It heard something that sounded like its name

7. What technology helps smart speakers understand what you say?

   1. A human person listening
   2. The microphone by itself
   3. Your smartphone
   4. AI running in the cloud

8. What is the very first thing a smart speaker does when you walk into the room and talk to it?

   1. Turns on the TV
   2. Immediately answers you
   3. Calls your parents
   4. Listens for its wake word

9. Which company created the voice assistant named Alexa?

   1. Amazon
   2. Microsoft
   3. Apple
   4. Google

10. What must happen BEFORE a smart speaker can understand what you want?

    1. It must hear its wake word
    2. You must press a button
    3. You must stand very close
    4. The lights must be on

11. How many words does a smart speaker listen for before it starts sending your voice to be processed?

    1. One word
    2. Nothing
    3. Your entire sentence
    4. Ten words

12. What happens immediately AFTER a smart speaker hears its wake word?

    1. It goes back to sleep
    2. It starts playing music
    3. It turns itself off
    4. It sends your voice to faraway computers

13. Which of these is NOT mentioned in the lesson as a wake word for a smart speaker?

    1. Alexa
    2. Cortana
    3. Hey Google
    4. Hey Siri

14. What do smart speakers use artificial intelligence to do?

    1. Turn on lights
    2. Make coffee
    3. Understand what you want
    4. Charge their batteries

15. A smart speaker that 'sits quietly' is best described as:

    1. Waiting for its wake word
    2. Recording everything
    3. Connected to a TV
    4. Broken and not working