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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Earth - The Nearby World.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the official truly interested in?
(a) Trevize's ability to help his career
(b) Trevize's ship
(c) Bliss's favors
(d) Pelorat's expensive jewelry

2. What does Trevize discover about the planet they are seeking?
(a) It is superheated.
(b) It has little atmosphere.
(c) It has gone off its orbit.
(d) It is too small to support life.

3. Why doesn't Bliss want to marry?
(a) She says Gaians do not need marriage.
(b) She is not truly in love.
(c) She does not want to marry someone who's not Gaian.
(d) She has feelings for someone else.

4. Why does Pelorat suggest ending the mission?
(a) He believes Earth has no information to give them.
(b) He believes Earth has been destroyed.
(c) He believes Earth doesn't exist.
(d) He believes Earth is radioactive.

5. What alternative theory does Trevize present to suppose that Earth might not be radioactive?
(a) He suggests that Earth may have spread the story of radioactivity to protect itself from attack.
(b) He suggests the story of radioactivity is to keep people from searching for Earth.
(c) He suggests that Earth's radioactivity would have worn off by now.
(d) He suggests that the story of radioactivity might be covering up a dangerous weapon hidden on Earth.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Trevize do while the others search the ruins?

2. For what reason does Bliss say she might harm Trevize?

3. What happened to the first settlers, according to Deniador?

4. Why might Comporellon hold clues to Earth?

5. After Trevize and his crew land, why does Trevize think they've been picked up?

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