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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Universe took a shortcut around where?
(a) The Sun.
(b) Lucifer.
(c) Mars.
(d) Venus.

2. Captain Laplace allowed the scientists to do what?
(a) Relax on Sundays.
(b) Sleep late.
(c) Eat gourmet foods.
(d) Explore Europa.

3. Shaka executed his warriors for what offense?
(a) Going on a date.
(b) Killing a bear.
(c) Gettin married.
(d) Kissing a woman.

4. Old Faithful filled the fuel tanks with what?
(a) High octane gasoline.
(b) Sparlking pure water.
(c) Comet slime.
(d) Muddy slurry.

5. What happened when the doctor put out the body through the refuse door?
(a) It vaporized.
(b) It sank.
(c) It floated.
(d) A water monster snatched it up.

6. What appearance did the black monolith have?
(a) A washer and dryer.
(b) A refrigerator.
(c) A crypt.
(d) An ordinary tombstone.

7. At the beginning of the rescue mission, the Universe could be seen by whom?
(a) Saturians.
(b) Human beings.
(c) Europans.
(d) Marsians.

8. Who interviewed Van der Berg about the Mount Zeus?
(a) Victor Willis.
(b) Sir Lawrence.
(c) Heywood Floyd.
(d) William Tsung.

9. What did Mr.Jolson propose?
(a) To go to Earth for fuel.
(b) To get more fuel from Old Faithful.
(c) To eat more cake.
(d) To refuel on Mars.

10. What caused the morale of the Galaxy to become euphoric?
(a) The news of the rescue by the Universe.
(b) The loss of oxygen in the cabin.
(c) The news that Rosie is dead.
(d) The death of the monster.

11. When interviewed, Captain Smith was questioned about what?
(a) About how the rescue will occurr.
(b) About weightlessness.
(c) Hitting space debris while traveling so fast.
(d) About space toilets.

12. What did the officer on watch observe one morning in this chapter?
(a) A periscope emerge from the sea with a blue eye.
(b) A dead cow floating in the sea.
(c) A seagull.
(d) Floating green material that the ship could not penetrate.

13. What was the name of the ghost that appeared to Dr. Floyd on his previous missions?
(a) Gerald McRainy.
(b) David Bowman.
(c) Dot Henderson.
(d) Harol Darter.

14. What did Floyd do while at the Great Wall?
(a) Take a video of the creatures there.
(b) Take still photos of the weather.
(c) Land the shuttle.
(d) Tour the inside of an igloo.

15. What did they set up first before retrieving samples?
(a) Catalogues.
(b) Graphs.
(c) Video cameras.
(d) Gem dealers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the nickname of the shuttle?

2. What did they see while traveling by the Great Wall?

3. In Dr. Floyd's dream against whom was he defending himself?

4. Zero gravity caused Dr. Floyd not to be able to do what?

5. Why did van der Berg stop Floyd from picking up the Europan dirt?

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