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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 49, Shrine | Chapter 50, Open City.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Captain Smith use up his baggage allowance to bring on board?
(a) Toilet paper.
(b) Coffee beans.
(c) Shoes.
(d) Vintage wine.

2. For what was Shaka named?
(a) An Australian legend.
(b) A Zulu priest.
(c) A South African Queen.
(d) A Zulu tyrant.

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

4. To what did the interviewer liken the ship's voyage?
(a) An unexplainable risk.
(b) The inability to arrive in a safe manner.
(c) A possible Titanic.
(d) A need for more lifeboats.

5. As Dr. Chant left the cavern, why was he asked to return to ship?
(a) A time constraint.
(b) Running out of oxygen.
(c) A small nick in his spacesuit.
(d) An emergency.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the captain of the Universe?

2. What is Dr. Heywood Floyd's new nickname?

3. What did Dr.Floyd suggest as a name for the water on Haley's comet?

4. With full thrust carrying the ship to the orbit of Europa, why was moving around in the ship hard?

5. Captain Laplace allowed the scientists to do what?

(see the answer key)

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