Quiz on Agents and Workflows
Time: 5–10 minutes
Self-assessment for the agents-and-workflows module. Rate your confidence on each topic — anything below 4 is worth a second pass before you head into the final course assessment and capstone.
1.I can explain the core difference between a workflow (predetermined steps) and an agent (Claude decides the steps).
2.I can apply the evaluator-optimizer pattern — producer, grader, feedback loop — to iterative quality tasks.
3.I can identify parallelisation opportunities and split a complex decision into independent concurrent sub-tasks with aggregation.
4.I can use chaining to break long prompts into focused sequential steps, including the generate-then-revise pattern.
5.I can design routing workflows that categorise incoming requests and dispatch each one to a specialised pipeline.
6.I can design abstract combinable tools for agents instead of hyper-specialised ones tailored to anticipated tasks.
7.I can build environment inspection into an agent by giving it tools and instructions to observe the results of its own actions.
8.I can choose between workflows and agents for a given task based on task definition, reliability needs, and testability.
Review any areas where your confidence is below 4 before moving on.