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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. Dr Floyd's return to Earth after his bone-breaking accident and following stay at the Space Hospital resulted in what?
(a) He developed bone necrosis in his broken bones and had to be sent back to space.
(b) He developed a taste for fried chicken.
(c) He developed pneumonia and had to have antibiotics.
(d) He developed a a need for supplemental Oxygen.

2. To where was Tsung fleet's Cosmos designed to travel?
(a) Mars-Jupiter run.
(b) Venus-Saturn run.
(c) Earth-Moon-Mars run.
(d) Earth-Jupiter run.

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

4. What was Rolf van der Berg's job?
(a) To survey and catalog the natural resources of Lucifer.
(b) To survey the land on Europa.
(c) To catalog the life on Europa.
(d) To survey and catalog the natural resources of Ganymede.

5. According to Professor Rudenko's complex geriatric accounting how old is Dr Heywood Floyd?
(a) 65 years old.
(b) 60 years old.
(c) 105 years old.
(d) 70 years old.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the captain of the Universe?

2. How many days did Europa revolve on its axis?

3. Who kept his stateroom tidy?

4. Who were Dr. Floyd's oldest and closest friends?

5. Who was the Science Officer aboard the Tsien?

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