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1. The way to introduce SQUIRCLE Game to first time participants is as:
- A. a serious game
- B. an initiation into an untapped human potential
- C. an ice breaker
Correct. Actually, all three choices are correct.
2. The breathing exercise is first and foremost designed to get participants to realize that:
- A. sometimes to achieve something great or even essential we don’t have to be consciously in charge of the process at all
- B. an innate human intelligence successfully takes care of the complex process of breathing
- C. we have many opportunities throughout the day (approx. 20,000 times per day) to access and experience stillness
Correct
3. We ask participants to do the breathing exercise before the SQ Game in order to:
- A. bring the group together like musicians in a symphonic orchestra all tune in to an A note
- B. move them from a mental to a physical learning style
- C. use breathing to center participants and let go of control during SQ Game
Correct
4. Which one(s) of the examples below is a (or are) complex system(s):
- A. the human body
- B. a luxury Swiss watch
- C. a plate of spaghetti Bolognese
Correct
Do not hesitate to bring this up in our next session if you need clarity.
5. Which one(s) of the examples below is an(or are) complicated system(s):
- A. the engine of a Boeing
- B. a crowd of people
- C. a beehive
Correct
The reason b and c are incorrect
6. Complexity characterizes:
- A. the behavior of a system or model whose components interact in multiple ways and follow local rules
- B. something with many parts where those parts interact with each other in multiple ways, culminating in a higher order of emergence greater than the sum of its parts
- C. the algorithms that place ads on your Twitter feed
Correct
The reason why c is incorrect
7. Which statement(s) below is (or are) true?
- A. complicated problems can be hard to solve, but they are addressable with rules and recipes
- B. complicated situations can be resolved with systems and processes, like the hierarchical structure that most companies use to command and control employees
- C. if you manage complex things as if they are merely complicated, you’re likely to be setting your company up for failure
8. The most important goal in SQ Game is
- A. to reach Z and win
- B. to find new strategies to win the game over
- C. to get participants to clearly feel they moved as a group from conflicting dominance to an intuitive state of flow
9. When you facilitate SQ Game the best attitude is:
- A. to breathe deeply, remain present to the group process, and let go of the outcome
- B. to focus on the group progress towards Z
- C. to put pressure on the group to help them succeed
10. What does it most likely mean when a participant looses track of the alphabetical order during SQ Game
- A. they didn’t pay attention enough
- B. they should review the English alphabet
- C. hey spontaneously entered a somewhat meditative state and lost track
11. Which are some of the strategies you might frequently encounter from participants
- A. speedy breathing in spite of an invitation to complete and enjoy a full breath cycle after a letter is spoken
- B. squeezing a letter right after someone spoke a letter
- C. willful attempt to nail an explicit pattern of participation that removes ambiguity and uncertainty in order to get the group ahead more securely
12. Which statement is false
- A. you cannot have a group of more than 25 people play the SQ Game
- B. stillness is a state of dullness
- C. we perceive much more than we usually think
- it’d be erroneous to assume that intelligence is necessarily conscious & deliberate

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