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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did van der Berg stop Floyd from picking up the Europan dirt?
(a) He did not want him to touch it first.
(b) It was radioactive.
(c) It looked like glass.
(d) He was not wearing gloves.

2. On Europa what do the Floaters do? Guardians
(a) Harvest the sea.
(b) Removes nutrients from the lava streams.
(c) Taker of the order of the land.
(d) Guardians of the land.

3. What did they set up first before retrieving samples?
(a) Catalogues.
(b) Video cameras.
(c) Gem dealers.
(d) Graphs.

4. What caused the seas on Europa not to freeze solid?
(a) Europa's core.
(b) Lucifer's heat.
(c) Jupitor's gravity.
(d) The moon's orbit.

5. How did the Galaxy secure itself to the beach?
(a) Buried its nose in the sand.
(b) Broke a wing in the sand.
(c) Filled its fuel tanks with sand.
(d) Extended its landing gear.

6. What was Captain Laplace's main problem as the ship drifted on the Europan sea?
(a) Making good coffee.
(b) Keeping the ship clean.
(c) Keeping the hull airtight.
(d) Keeping the crew busy.

7. The Universe will rescue what ship first?.
(a) The Tsung.
(b) Bill Tee.
(c) The Leonov.
(d) The Galaxy.

8. Who did Dr. Floyd ask to research Shaka?
(a) George and Jerry.
(b) Oom Paul.
(c) Rolf van der Berg.
(d) Chris Floyd.

9. How long did the Galaxy have to wait to be rescued?
(a) Two hours.
(b) Twenty days.
(c) Twenty seven days.
(d) Three weeks.

10. What did the monster appear to be to the crew?
(a) A dinosaur.
(b) A mammoth.
(c) A parrot.
(d) A shark.

11. To whom does Van der Berg ask Floyd if he had talked?
(a) His father.
(b) His mother.
(c) Head Office.
(d) His grandfather.

12. What killed the monster?
(a) It left the water.
(b) Chang shot it.
(c) Alien biochemistries.
(d) It got too hot.

13. Who flew the shuttle on the Mount Zeus mission?
(a) Van der Berg.
(b) Captain Laplace.
(c) Chris Floyd.
(d) Mr. Chang.

14. The meal would begin with what if the drive was on?
(a) Cocktails.
(b) Soup.
(c) Hors d'oeuves.
(d) Sandwiches.

15. How large was the Universe's video library?
(a) Enough for a couple of months.
(b) Enough for several lifetimes of viewing.
(c) Enough for a date night.
(d) Enough for a day or two.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the title of Ross' paper in 1981?

2. Why could Van der Berg not work at an Earth-based university after the rescue?

3. What did Floyd do while at the Great Wall?

4. What did Floyd, Van der Berg, and Chang request of Captain Laplace?

5. What did the officer on watch observe one morning in this chapter?

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