View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What landmark does the crew leave the broken ship near as they plan to leave it?
(a) A giant mountain.
(b) A dead tree.
(c) A waterfall.
(d) A large group of rocks.

2. How big is the ring around the Ringworld?
(a) 500 million miles long.
(b) 750 million kilometers long.
(c) 600 million miles long.
(d) 890 million miles long.

3. Who broke Louis's heart long long ago?
(a) Anya Kornikova.
(b) Maria Chekov.
(c) Lucy Sharapova.
(d) Paula Cherenkov.

4. How many wars were the humans able to defeat the kzin in?
(a) Three.
(b) Four.
(c) One.
(d) Five.

5. What information does Louis try to get from Nessus in Chapter 4?
(a) The real reason why they are on this mission.
(b) The location of the puppeteer home planet.
(c) The map of Ringworld.
(d) The location of the blueprints for the ship.

6. Where does the crew end up landing in Chapter 12?
(a) A plateau.
(b) A forest.
(c) A meadow.
(d) The port.

7. How does Chiron respond as Nessus approaches?
(a) He leaves abruptly.
(b) He speaks to Nessus in an alien language.
(c) He curses at Nessus.
(d) He asks for a secret meeting with Nessus.

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

9. Why does Teela question Louis about the mission?
(a) She is interested in Louis.
(b) She wants to know more about where they are going.
(c) She does not trust Nessus but trusts Louis.
(d) She wants to get secrets about the ship they are taking.

10. At the end of Chapter 3, what does Louis say the mission is?
(a) Easier than a teleport to Beruit.
(b) The greatest adventure ever.
(c) A suicide mission.
(d) Mankind's only hope.

11. Who does Teela Brown remind Louis of?
(a) Paula.
(b) Diana.
(c) Mimi.
(d) Angela.

12. What does Louis think about being born lucky?
(a) He does not think you can breed for luck.
(b) He wishes he was bred for luck.
(c) He thinks that everyone is bred for luck.
(d) He does not think there is such thing as luck.

13. What does Nessus get Speaker to agree to if Nessus does not return?
(a) That he will find Nessus.
(b) That he will not go on the mission.
(c) That he will lead the mission in Nessus's place.
(d) That he will stay on the puppeteer planet always.

14. What type of pilot is the ship built for?
(a) A robot pilot.
(b) A puppeteer pilot.
(c) A kzin pilot.
(d) A human pilot.

15. Where is the Long Shot headed in Chapter 5?
(a) To a satellite space station past Pluto.
(b) Toward the Eon Galaxy.
(c) To Mars for re-fueling.
(d) Toward the puppeteer migration.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a variable sword?

2. What is wrong with Teela in Chapter 11 as the crew is flying across Ringworld?

3. What scenic display is projected on the walls of the dome?

4. What or who does Louis suggest attacked the ship in Chapter 9?

5. When Louis first sees Nessus, where does he recall seeing this type of alien race previously?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 565 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample