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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To whom does Jan Rodricks write a farewell letter?
(a) His sister.
(b) Rupert Boyce.
(c) His mother-in-law.
(d) George Greggson.

2. What is the role of Rikki Stormgren?
(a) Director of the League of Nations.
(b) Secretary-General of the United Nations.
(c) Head of the Centers for Disease Control.
(d) President of the United States.

3. Where does the second half of Chapter 1 take place?
(a) Lake Lucerne, Switzerland.
(b) Lake Baikal, Russia.
(c) Lake City, Florida.
(d) Lake Voyenno, Russia.

4. What does the American scientist see from the Pacific island?
(a) Shadows of the approaching alien ships.
(b) Russian troops storming the beaches.
(c) Russian submarines approaching the island.
(d) The launch of the Russian spacecraft.

5. How many hours a week do people typically work?
(a) 40.
(b) All humans work from home and set their own hours.
(c) 10.
(d) 20.

6. Where does Jan Rodricks meet Professor Sullivan?
(a) In the South Pacifc Basin.
(b) In the Mediterranean Sea.
(c) In the Gulf of Mexico.
(d) In the North Sea.

7. What is the name of the colonel from Technical Intelligence?
(a) Lindsley.
(b) North.
(c) Hathi.
(d) Sandmeyer.

8. In what city does Chapter 2 begin?
(a) Moscow.
(b) New York City.
(c) Washington, D.C.
(d) Berlin.

9. What does Chapter 5 introduce?
(a) The Golden Age.
(b) The Gilded Age.
(c) The Age of Reason.
(d) The Age of Aquarius.

10. What does Rikki Stormgren believe about the two races, humans and Overlords?
(a) He believes the two races will blend to become one.
(b) He believes the two races have met each other in the past.
(c) He believes the two races will ultimately destroy each other.
(d) He believes the two races will coexist on earth.

11. How does Earth's atmosphere affect the aliens?
(a) Earth's atmosphere causes a skin rash.
(b) They can breathe it, but need supplemental gas.
(c) They can breathe it without effort.
(d) They have to go through a detoxification process after being exposed to Earth's atmosphere.

12. How does the leader of the invaders make first contact with the people of Earth?
(a) He appears on all television broadcasts worldwide.
(b) He guest hosts on "Saturday Night Live."
(c) He appears in a holographic image.
(d) He broadcasts over all radio stations worldwide.

13. What does Karellen give Rikki Stormgren after Stormgren's meeting with Pierre Duval?
(a) A copy of the original Declaration of Independence.
(b) A written history of the aliens' work on Earth.
(c) A timeline displaying the invaders' plans for the next 100 years.
(d) A draft of the new World State's constitution.

14. What has revolutionized the Earth's economy?
(a) There is no longer the need for currency.
(b) Machines now do all the work.
(c) The aliens have introduced a new breed of primate that does all the work.
(d) There is a one-world currency.

15. What is true about Earth in the 21st century?
(a) It has become totally communist.
(b) It has reached Utopia.
(c) It has begun the colonization of other planets.
(d) It has become totally socialist.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why are professional sports obsolete?

3. What is Pieter Van Ryberg's theory?

4. Why is Jan Rodricks generally unsatisfied?

5. Who is the scientist responsible for the Russian space launch?

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