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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Ransom contemplates what he has learned from Weston and realizes he's ready to face what?
(a) Being on another planet
(b) Killing Weston
(c) Never seeing earth again
(d) Death

2. How often do the hross marry?
(a) They have no marriage and mate with whoever they want
(b) The women have several husbands and many children
(c) They marry only once and mate for only a short period of their lives
(d) The hross do not mate at all

3. Why is the hnakra beloved by the hross?
(a) The hnakra is the best food the hross can eat
(b) They appreciate the sport of hunting them
(c) The hross came from the hnakra thousands of years ago
(d) The danger of hunting them makes life more vivid and enjoyable

4. As they land, what does Random come to believe about planets?
(a) That they are alive and welcoming
(b) That they are accidents of the cosmos
(c) They all have human life
(d) That planets are dull, lifeless islands in space

5. What does Hyoi tell Ransom about war between the three races of Malacandra?
(a) He can't imagine why they would ever wage war
(b) That the sorn and the pfifltriggi are alligned against the hross
(c) That it happens, though not often
(d) That the sorn and the hross have been at war for years

Short Answer Questions

1. When the ship lands what does Ransom think about space?

2. Why was Ransom kidnapped, according to the Oyarsa?

3. When the ship is landing what is Ransom doing?

4. How do the hross view death?

5. Where and with whom does Ransom spend the night on the island?

(see the answer key)

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