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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do the invaders plan to return Jan Rodricks to Earth?
(a) Because conditions on the alien planet would be too uncomfortable for him.
(b) Because they want him to act as ambassador.
(c) Because he is discovered to have a disease the invaders cannot treat.
(d) Because he is too hostile to the invaders.

2. What does the device Karellen employs in the pressroom do?
(a) It gives those attending the press conference the ability to see the future.
(b) It turns the pressroom into a makeshift planetarium
(c) It causes those attending the press conference to accept everything they hear from Karellen.
(d) It discerns the thoughts of all those attending the press conference.

3. What is the global language of Earth?
(a) English.
(b) Esperanto.
(c) French.
(d) Edenic.

4. How does sunlight affect the aliens?
(a) They have to wear a special-formula sunscreen.
(b) They have to wear sunglasses.
(c) They have to wear protective clothing.
(d) They die if exposed to direct sunlight for too long.

5. What does Rupert Boyce say Professor Sullivan will do?
(a) Deliver a platypus and a wombat to the invaders.
(b) Deliver a hippo and a rhino to the invaders.
(c) Deliver a sperm whale and a giant squid to the invaders.
(d) Deliver a camel and a kangaroo to the invaders.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Jan Rodricks' father do?

2. Why do some humans still work?

3. What does Karellen do to the extremists when Karellen helps Rikki Stormgren escape?

4. How do the aliens deal with Earth's gravity?

5. What has happened to the countries of Earth?

(see the answer key)

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