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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 21, The Politics of Exile | Chapter 22, Hazardous Cargo.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the captain of the Universe?
(a) Captain Cook.
(b) Captain Beasley.
(c) Captain Starr.
(d) Captain Smith.

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

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

4. In order to go to the comet's surface what did Victor Willis have to do ?
(a) Shave off his beard.
(b) Put in earplugs.
(c) Cut his hair.
(d) Comb his hair.

5. What color was Haley Comet's surface?
(a) Brown.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Pink.
(d) Black.

Short Answer Questions

1. With the loss of the Europa VI, who did van der Berg turn to for help in observing Europa out of the bright light of Lucifer?

2. Who was the director of the Hong Kong Planetarium?

3. In space travel, what fueled the spaceships?

4. How did Van der Berg send his request for help to his uncle?

5. Dr Floyd on the spaceship Leonov describe Europa as being what color?

(see the answer key)

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