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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Dr Heywood Floyd reside?
(a) Pasteur Space Hospital.
(b) Saturn Outer Rings.
(c) Regency Hotel.
(d) Mars' Embassy.

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

3. What is the gravity on Haley's Comet?
(a) About a tenth of Earth's.
(b) About a hundredth's of Earth's.
(c) Twice that of the Moon's.
(d) About a thousandth of Earth's.

4. What did Van der Berg accuse Mr.Floyd of being?
(a) A cop.
(b) A bad actor.
(c) A hijacker.
(d) A good grandson.

5. The reconnaissance mission will travel close to what planet?
(a) Venus.
(b) Mars.
(c) Europa.
(d) Jupiter.

6. Where did the crew of the spaceship Tsien sojourn?
(a) Jupitor.
(b) Mars.
(c) Hong Kong.
(d) Europa.

7. What warning was sent back from the spaceship Discovery?
(a) Attempt no landing on Europa.
(b) Attempt no landing on Mars.
(c) Attempt no landing on Saturn.
(d) Attempt no landing on Earth.

8. Who were Dr. Floyd's oldest and closest friends?
(a) Carl and Jerry.
(b) George and Jerry.
(c) George and Floyd.
(d) John and Terry.

9. Where on Europa is the second penetrometer to be dropped?
(a) The Europa jungle.
(b) The central ocean.
(c) Mount Zeus.
(d) The middle.

10. What changed Mr.Chang's mind about attempting to send the ship back out to space?
(a) That Europa's orbit would be too strong to release the ship.
(b) That he would't be alive to see the rescue.
(c) That Rosie would cry.
(d) That the crew would not be safe due to the return of weightlessness.

11. Where did the captain ask the passengers of the Universe stay during rendezvous and touchdown?
(a) Strapped in the observation lounge.
(b) Strapped in their beds.
(c) Secured in the dining hall.
(d) Secured in their passenger pods.

12. What was the hazardous cargo on the chartered mission?
(a) Explosives.
(b) Unstable elements.
(c) Jet fuel.
(d) Rat droppings.

13. Dr. Chant was the group's speleologist, what was his profession?
(a) A professional cave explorer.
(b) A professional guide.
(c) A professional rock climber.
(d) A professional stunt man.

14. During the decade of 2020-2030, while Dr Floyd was recuperating at the Space Hospital, what notable event happened on Earth?
(a) The Great Texan Land Slide.
(b) The Great Railroad Destruction.
(c) The Great Californian Earthquake.
(d) The Great Floridian Mud Slide.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Old Faithful?

2. In space travel, what fueled the spaceships?

3. Who emerged from the bridge after the gunshot?

4. What was William Tsung's title?

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

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