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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9, Mount Zeus | Chapter 10, Ship of Fools.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who coined the phrase "Gravity is the bringer of old age"?
(a) Oleg Glazunov.
(b) Katerina Rudenko.
(c) Heywood Floyd.
(d) Lawrence Tsung.

2. Dr Floyd on the spaceship Leonov describe Europa as being what color?
(a) Uniform yellow surface,with a few brown patches.
(b) Uniform brown surface,with a few pink patches.
(c) One hundred times larger than the Moon.
(d) Uniform pink surface, with a few small brown patches.

3. What is the name of the mountain on Europa?
(a) Mount Pleasant.
(b) Mount Zeus.
(c) Mount Chang.
(d) Mount Magazine.

4. Who was the director of the Hong Kong Planetarium?
(a) Dr.Floyd.
(b) Sir Lawerence.
(c) Sir Thomas.
(d) Dr.Hessenstein.

5. How old is Dr.Heywood Floyd?
(a) 70 years old.
(b) 65 years old.
(c) 103 years old.
(d) 56 years old.

Short Answer Questions

1. What warning was sent back from the spaceship Discovery?

2. What was Rolf van der Berg's job?

3. What is Lucifer? nebulae

4. Who took William Tsung's title upon birth?

5. Who was the Science Officer aboard the Tsien?

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