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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14, Interlude, with Sunflowers.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who responds to the stress of the crash and Ringworld in Chapter 11 by going catatonic?
(a) Teela.
(b) Nessus.
(c) Speaker.
(d) Louis.

2. Which of the following information about Ringworld is not correct?
(a) It has the same gravity as Earth.
(b) There are 20 rectangles circling the sun.
(c) The ring is 1 million miles across.
(d) It has breathable air.

3. What does the puppeteer planet look like when the crew lands on it?
(a) It is a barren desert with millions of tents.
(b) It is all mountains and trees.
(c) All the cities are underground.
(d) It is full of tall buildings.

4. After arriving at the puppeteer planet, what useless information does Louis now know?
(a) The location of the puppeteer home world.
(b) How the puppeteers keep from reproducing.
(c) Speaker's favorite food.
(d) The capital of the puppeteer planet.

5. What does Chiron say their mission is for the Ringworld?
(a) To conquer it.
(b) To find new interstellar travel technology.
(c) To prepare it for the puppeteer arrival.
(d) To investigate it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Louis think about being born lucky?

2. Why does Teela finally decide to join the mission?

3. Why does the crew decide not to land at their first landing place?

4. Besides Chiron's projection, how many other puppeteers do the crewmembers see?

5. How does Louis respond to Teela's decision to join the mission?

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