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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the media initially assume is behind the attempted missile strike on Los Angeles?
(a) The Japanese Red Army.
(b) The Chinese Red Army.
(c) The Taliban.
(d) The Korean Red Army.

2. What is the Badger?
(a) A submersible research vessel.
(b) A pilotless drone.
(c) A blimp.
(d) A helicopter.

3. Who is the engineer that informs Ling about the launchpad horizontal deviation on board the Odyssey as the rocket launches?
(a) Charlie.
(b) Chin.
(c) Choi.
(d) Chang.

4. What happens to the rocket after its launch?
(a) It drops harmlessly into the sea.
(b) It explodes in midair.
(c) It reaches suborbitial flight.
(d) It crashes into Kang's ship.

5. What do Dirk and Dahlgren arm themselves with once they board the Odyssey?
(a) Shotguns.
(b) Tasers.
(c) Spearguns.
(d) Tools.

6. What was the cost of the launch vehicle which, according to Christiano, "went up in flames?"
(a) Ninety million dollars.
(b) Fifty million dollars.
(c) One hundred million dollars.
(d) Twenty million dollars.

7. After Kang dies, what happens to his assistant, Kwan?
(a) He is shot trying to escape.
(b) He is captured alive.
(c) He commits suicide.
(d) He flees for asylum in China.

8. Where do the men from NUMA go after the Icarus has landed?
(a) To San Francisco to meet the Deep Endeavor.
(b) To San Diego to meet the Deep Endeavor.
(c) To Oceanside to meet the Deep Endeavor.
(d) To Long Beach to meet the Deep Endeavor.

9. How do those on board the Koguryo know something is wrong with the Odyssey?
(a) A red warning light blinks.
(b) A crewman spots Pitt on board the Odyssey.
(c) A signal is sent from a surveillance satellite.
(d) Sirens sound.

10. Who intervenes as Dirk and Dahlgren overcome two guards on the Odyssey?
(a) Queeg.
(b) Kang.
(c) Ahab.
(d) Tongju.

11. How many Sea Launch crewmen are crammed into a black, windowless box in Chapter 54?
(a) Twenty-five.
(b) Twenty.
(c) Thirty.
(d) Seventeen.

12. Where does the thrust from the rocket launch force the Badger?
(a) Into the side of the Odyssey's flooded port pontoon.
(b) Directly under the launch platform.
(c) To the sea bottom.
(d) Out to sea.

13. What new craft do Pitt and Giordino pick up at LAX in Chapter 48?
(a) A hovercraft.
(b) A blimp.
(c) A helicopter.
(d) A hot air balloon.

14. How long does the launch countdown for a rocket fired from a Sea Launch platform last?
(a) 24 hours.
(b) 48 hours.
(c) 72 hours.
(d) 36 hours.

15. What does the Koguryo do to the Coast Guard ship?
(a) Sends sailors to board it.
(b) Sinks it.
(c) Radios it and tells it to keep its distance.
(d) Captures it.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many pounds of thrust does the rocket on board the Odyssey generate?

2. Where does the blimp with Pitt Sr. land on board the Odyssey?

3. What does the Badger's first blow to the Odyssey do?

4. Who does Lee realize has betrayed him in Chapter 62?

5. How does Pitt use the Badger in sabotaging the Odyssey?

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