Multiple choice general knowledge

  1. What was the purpose of a totem?

  1. It helped the dreamer to realise whether he/she was in his/her own dream or someone else's.

  2. It helped distingiush between dream world and reality.

  3. Both

  4. None of the above
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Explanation

In Inception, a totem is a personalized object with a unique physical property known only to its owner. Its specific purpose is to determine whether you're in your own dream or someone else's dream: if the totem behaves correctly according to its secret property, you're likely in your own dream (where your subconscious can recreate it accurately); if not, you're in another person's dream. This differs from simply distinguishing dream from reality.

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