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

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

3. What do the journalists and spectators present on the day the aliens reveal themselves want to experience?
(a) A tour of the spaceship.
(b) A direct word from Karellen.
(c) A photo op with the aliens.
(d) A first glimpse of the aliens.

4. Why are newspapers of little value?
(a) New technology has elimated paper and print.
(b) The aliens control all news about humans.
(c) All world news comes from one biased source.
(d) There are few newsworthy events to report.

5. What does Karellen do to the extremists when Karellen helps Rikki Stormgren escape?
(a) Causes them to go temporarily blind.
(b) Erases their memories.
(c) Puts them in a state of temporary paralysis.
(d) Transports them to the alien ship.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Karellen meet with in his office in Chapter 9?

2. Why is Jan Rodricks generally unsatisfied?

3. What has revolutionized the Earth's economy?

4. Where does Jan Rodricks meet Professor Sullivan?

5. What is Pieter Van Ryberg's theory?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Rikki Stormgren, and what is his role?

2. Who is Alexander Wainwright, and what is his role?

3. Why are newspapers virtually obsolete in 2050?

4. What are some of the adjustments the Overlords have to make to adapt to being on Earth?

5. What does the use of machines do to Earth culture after the Overlords establish Utopia?

6. What is the difference between the Eastern media and Western media concerning the Overlords' rule?

7. What game does Rupert Boyce play with his remaining guests, and why?

8. Who are the Overlords, and where are they found at the beginning of Chapter 2?

9. What happens during Rikki Stormgren's meeting with Karellen in Chapter 4?

10. Who is Pieter Van Ryberg, and what does he do after Rikki Stormgren's disappearance?

(see the answer keys)

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