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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. What was a sign of recent occupation on Europa that Van der Berg saw?
(a) An abandoned shoe.
(b) A torn page from a book.
(c) Foot prints in the snow.
(d) A rag doll.

2. How large was the Universe's video library?
(a) Enough for a day or two.
(b) Enough for several lifetimes of viewing.
(c) Enough for a couple of months.
(d) Enough for a date night.

3. What covers the historical monuments in the year 3001?
(a) Nickel surfacing.
(b) Microthin layer of diamond.
(c) Gold plating.
(d) Europan letters.

4. What did the air smell like on Europa?
(a) Rotten fruit.
(b) Rotten garbage.
(c) Rotten potatos.
(d) Rotten eggs.

5. What is Dr. Heywood Floyd's new nickname?
(a) Matey Floyd.
(b) Heywood Suicide.
(c) Suicide Floyd.
(d) Captain Floyd.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the only living man to have witnessed the birth of a new sun and solar system?

2. What did they set up first before retrieving samples?

3. Why did Captain Smith cut the Universe's trip short?

4. What was Floyd's grandfather wearing in his illusion?

5. What was the name of the ghost that appeared to Dr. Floyd on his previous missions?

Short Essay Questions

1. What seems to have caused Dr. Floyd's restless dreams?

2. What was Second Officer Jolson's idea about getting to the Galaxy faster?

3. About what was Captain Smith's interview?

4. As the Bill Tee flies over the monolith, describe what the occupants see?

5. Who does the group on the Universe think sent the warning to stay off of Europa?

6. Who becomes the three guardians, and what is the monolith's role?

7. What was the request Floyd and Van der Berg placed to the captain?

8. Why was Captain Laplace not concerned with morale of the crew upon landing?

9. What would finding a diamond mountain do for the diamond market?

10. How did Yva Merlin spent her exiled time on the Universe?

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