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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Second Officer Chris Floyd seek out for help after the ship is hijacked?
(a) Rolf van der Berg.
(b) Rosie McCullen.
(c) Captain Laplace.
(d) Second Officer Chang.

2. How did Rosie McMullen hijack the ship?
(a) Shot Second Officer Chang in the leg.
(b) Held Second Officer Chang hostage.
(c) Locked Second Officer Chang in a closet.
(d) Held Second Officer Chang at gunpoint..

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

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

5. Where is the next journey for Dr Heywood Floyd?
(a) Haley's Comet.
(b) Venus.
(c) Jupitor.
(d) Earth.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who emerged from the bridge after the gunshot?

2. Where did the crew of the spaceship Tsien sojourn?

3. When Dr. Chant explores the center of the comet, what was a layer of mineral he saw?

4. Where did Dr. Floyd help Chris get a job?

5. Why are cave-ins impossible on the comet's surface?

Short Essay Questions

1. While awaiting rendezvous with the comet, Mihailovich sees something, what is it?

2. Why was the Universe's tour cut short and called back to Earth?

3. How does Van der Berg contact Dr.Paul Kreuger and why?

4. Second Officer Chang on his night watch had what conversation with the steward?

5. What was the last message from the Discovery?

6. Where do the team of scientists on the Galaxy launch the second penetrometer?

7. What was the accident that transformed Dr Heywood's aging process?

8. When Captain Laplace realizes they are turning in space, what does he do?

9. What are some of the things that Dr. Floyd marvels about on the Universe?

10. Describe Sir Lawrence Tsung's fleet of spaceships.

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