Quiz — Session 7: Multi-agents & MCP

Program : Applied AI — Intermediate Level · Instructor: Yann Isola Format: 10 multiple choice questions (MCQ). Only one correct answer per question. Recommended scale: 1 point per question. Correction commented at the end of the document.

Question 1

What is the main argument for splitting a monolithic agent into several specialized agents?

HAS Each agent necessarily requires a different AI (artificial intelligence) model B Separation of responsibilities: each agent has its own prompt system, its own tools and its own safeguards C Language models cannot handle more than three tools at a time D It’s still cheaper than a single agent

Question 2

In the boss orchestrator/performers (orchestrator/worker), what is the role of the orchestrator?

HAS He carries out all the tasks himself, the performers only serve as backup B It monitors output compliance and interrupts agents that drift C He breaks down the mission, delegates the sub-tasks to specialized agents, then assembles their results D It translates messages between agents that use different models

Question 3

What is the key difference between boss pipeline and the boss orchestrator ?

HAS The pipeline uses several models, the orchestrator only one B In the pipeline, the path is fixed in advance by the developer; with the orchestrator, it is an agent who dynamically decides on the decomposition C The pipeline is always faster than the orchestrator D The orchestrator only works with MCP (Model Context Protocol) tools

Question 4

When the boss debate/consensus is it justified, despite its cost multiplied by the number of agents?

HAS For all tasks, because it is always more reliable B Only for translation tasks C Never: it’s a purely theoretical pattern D For high-stakes decisions, where the cost of an error far exceeds the cost of additional calls

Question 5

What distinguishes the supervisor of the orchestrator ?

HAS The orchestrator distributes the work; the supervisor controls quality and safety (he can interrupt or reassign) B The supervisor is a human, the orchestrator a model C The supervisor can only monitor one agent at a time D None: these are two names for the same boss

Question 6

The architecture in blackboard (blackboard), it is:

HAS A structured common space where each agent submits their contributions and is triggered when information that concerns them appears B A private message channel between exactly two agents C An error log reserved for the supervisor D The internal memory of the model, inaccessible to developers

Question 7

What does MCP mean and what problem does it solve?

HAS Multi-Chat Protocol: It allows multiple users to talk to the same model B Model Context Protocol: a universal standard that avoids coding N×M tailor-made integrations between models and tools — “the USB of AI” C Machine Control Program: it controls the physical servers in data centers D Model Compression Protocol: it reduces the size of models to run them locally

Question 8

In the MCP architecture, what are the roles of the Host, Client and Server?

HAS Host = the datacenter; Customer = the human user; Server = the AI model B Host = the tool provider; Client = your application; Server = model C Host = your application (where the model lives); Client = the connector inside the host (one per server); Server = the program that exposes tools, resources and prompts D The three terms designate the same component seen from three angles

Question 9

What is the difference between a Tool and one Resource MCP?

HAS The Tool is free, the Resource is paid B The Tool is an action invoked by the model; the Resource is read data controlled by the application C The Tool works locally, the Resource only remotely D None: the two terms are interchangeable in the specification

Question 10

Your agent runs on your workstation and must read local files via an MCP “filesystem” server installed on the same machine. Which transport is the natural choice?

HAS HTTP+SSE (HyperText Transfer Protocol + Server-Sent Events), because it is the only transport defined by MCP B Bluetooth, provided for by the specification for local exchanges C stdio (standard input/output): the server is a local process launched by the host — simple, fast, everything stays on the machine D No transport is necessary: the model reads directly from the hard drive