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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 56-60.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Rachel say would be hurt for the meteorite discovery if one part of the findings comes into question?
(a) The funding.
(b) The positive impact.
(c) Its honesty.
(d) Its credibility.

2. In what year do the scientists believe the meteorite to have fallen?
(a) 1654.
(b) 1820.
(c) 1790.
(d) 1716.

3. What does the person using the ax on the ice hope to send a message to?
(a) NRO's oceanic listening system.
(b) Underwater divers.
(c) Nearby boats.
(d) Someone on the glacier.

4. What is the name of the paleontologist hired by the president to verify the meteorite?
(a) Norah Mangor.
(b) Corky Marlinson.
(c) Wailee Ming.
(d) Michael Tolland.

5. What does Ming realize is breaking away when he feels a large vibration beneath his feet in the habisphere?
(a) The glacier.
(b) The sky.
(c) The habisphere.
(d) The meteorite.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the Delta Force describe the situation to the controller after the scientists realize salt water is around the meteorite?

2. How long does Michael assume he and the others will survive after being blown into the ocean in Chapter 56?

3. How does Rachel describe the news of the meteorite?

4. What is the name of the world-renowned astrophysicist hired by the president to verify the meteorite?

5. What had the president done just after a meeting with NASA the previous week according to Senator Sexton and Gabrielle's conversation?

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