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Ringworld | Quiz

Larry Niven
This Study Guide consists of approximately 61 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of Ringworld.

Ringworld | Quiz

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1)

What does Nessus get Speaker to agree to if Nessus does not return? (from Chapter 6, Christmas Ribbon)

That he will stay on the puppeteer planet always.
That he will find Nessus.
That he will lead the mission in Nessus's place.
That he will not go on the mission.
2)

What happens when Speaker attempts to cut the wire? (from Chapter 23, The God Gambit)

It cannot be cut.
The natives attack.
He cuts himself.
The wires attack him.
3)

How does Chiron respond as Nessus approaches? (from Chapter 7, Stepping Discs)

He leaves abruptly.
He speaks to Nessus in an alien language.
He curses at Nessus.
He asks for a secret meeting with Nessus.
4)

How many wars were the humans able to defeat the kzin in? (from Chapter 6, Christmas Ribbon)

Five.
Four.
One.
Three.
5)

How does the spaceport on the ring look to the crew on the ship? (from Chapter 8, Ringworld)

Open but not very busy.
Crowded and busy.
Dark and deserted.
Hostile.
6)

Who declares themselves in command as they leave the ship on their flycycles? (from Chapter 11, The Arch of Heaven)

Louis.
Speaker.
Nessus.
Teela.
7)

What is part of Seeker's payment for Teela? (from Chapter 23, The God Gambit)

Gathering the wire.
Flying the police station.
Speaking to the natives.
Acting as a guard.
8)

What does Louis use the wire for in Chapter 24? (from Chapter 24, Fist-of-God)

To catapult the Improbable into space.
To kill Nessus.
To pull the liar to the top of the mountain.
To fix the Liar.
9)

What is the setting as the crew is finished packing for their journey to get help? (from Chapter 10, The Ring Floor)

It is raining.
The sun is shining and it is terribly hot.
The sun is just starting to rise.
Night is falling.
10)

What is the puppeteer leader called? (from Chapter 7, Stepping Discs)

Senator.
The Upmost.
Hindmost.
The Highest.
11)

What is Kdapt? (from Chapter 17, The Eye of the Storm)

A legendary man from the sky.
The idea of spiritual enlightenment.
The former King of Ringworld.
A kzin religion.
12)

What do they natives think of Louis and the crew? (from Chapter 12, Fist-of-God)

That they are gods.
That they are holograms.
That they are hostile.
That they are animals.
13)

Who wants to land on the Ringworld? (from Chapter 8, Ringworld)

Louis.
Speaker.
Teela.
Nessus.
14)

Who has Nessus discovered the woman is? (from Chapter 20, Meat)

A crewmember from one of the Engineer ships.
A former queen of Ringworld.
An explorer from a distant planet.
A native who was stuck in the prison.
15)

Why is Louis worried about the aliens on the Ringworld? (from Chapter 6, Christmas Ribbon)

Because he hates all aliens.
Because there may be a lot of them.
Because he has never been on another planet before.
Because they are advanced enough to make the ring.
16)

Who is the great leader who was overthrown before the city fell? (from Chapter 16, The Map Room)

Zrillir.
Zorop.
Zelda.
Zane.
17)

What does Nessus bring to his fellow crew members when he returns to them? (from Chapter 20, Meat)

Meat.
Wine.
Maps.
The head of the woman.
18)

What is the burst of burning light that hits and wounds Speaker? (from Chapter 14, Interlude, with Sunflowers)

A ray from a ship above.
A beam from the sun.
A slaver sunflower.
A weapon from the natives below.
19)

Why does Nessus use the tasp on Louis? (from Chapter 22, Seeker)

To trick Prill.
In defense.
Because he is mad at Louis.
To help him forget about Teela.
20)

Why does Speaker promise to keep the puppeteers manipulation of the kzin a secret? (from Chapter 24, Fist-of-God)

So that he has power over the puppeteers.
To avoid war.
To make Louis happy.
Because he does not care about it really.
21)

How do the crew members plan to travel to get help on the Ringworld? (from Chapter 10, The Ring Floor)

On glider boards.
On horseback.
By foot.
On their flycycles.
22)

What does Speaker find in the castle? (from Chapter 15, Dream-Castle)

A map room.
The king.
A feast.
A history of Ringworld.
23)

Where does the crew end up landing in Chapter 12? (from Chapter 12, Fist-of-God)

A meadow.
The port.
A forest.
A plateau.
24)

What warning does Louis get through his translator as he speaks with the priest? (from Chapter 16, The Map Room)

That death is among them.
That "they" are coming.
To get off the protected wavelength.
That he should not be there.
25)

How big is the ring around the Ringworld? (from Chapter 6, Christmas Ribbon)

600 million miles long.
750 million kilometers long.
500 million miles long.
890 million miles long.
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