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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Jackson tells Hall he has a medical problem. What is it?
(a) he says he has an old war wound
(b) he says he just getting old
(c) he has thin blood
(d) he has an ulcer, which he has had for two years

2. What does Dr. Hall notice about Dr. Leavitt as they get in the sedan that was sent for them?
(a) Leavitt turns his head away from the flashing lights on top of the sedan.
(b) he's limping on his right leg
(c) he looks a lot younger than his age
(d) his hair has thinned on top

3. Why do the two men have radio-directional equipment on the van?
(a) to find the town of Piedmont
(b) to triangulate the position of the Scoop satellite
(c) to find a good radio station
(d) to be able to track aircraft

4. What does Stone say about the air supply on level four during a self-destruct sequence?
(a) it gets evacuated when the countdown reaches thirty seconds
(b) they flood the halls with nitrogen
(c) it is cooled down to 32 degrees F.
(d) the computer pumps in pure oxygen

5. Why does an electron microscope work better than any other type of scope?
(a) it uses electric current across the lens
(b) it has a bigger lens
(c) it uses magnetic fields rather than light rays to view and enlarge objects
(d) it uses lasers to shine on the subject

Short Answer Questions

1. What can the readers find in the Bibliography that lends yet more authenticity to the story?

2. On Jagger's film, one of the white images is in motion. What does that mean?

3. How many ligamine darts hits Hall before he gets to level 4?

4. What does the spectrometer show about the composition of the Andromeda strain?

5. For what reason do the men decide some of the Piedmont people seemed to have committed suicide?

(see the answer key)

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