Ringworld | Teaching Setting, Symbolism and Objects

Object Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major objects in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Objects

Long Shot - A one-of-a-kind ship built by the puppeteers that has a quantum II hyperdrive engine that allows it to travel one light year in five-fourths of a minute.

Lying Bastard (Liar) - This object is the heavily protected ship with one long wing that is filled with weapons that have some plausible other explanation.

The Puppeteer World - This is made up of a system of five planets that travels together through space. Here the buildings are tall and built tightly together because of the large population.

Ringworld - This place...
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