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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the ship lands what does Ransom think about space?
(a) That it is lonely in space
(b) That space is dead and lifeless
(c) Space is alive and vibrant
(d) It is good to get out of space

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the shifting gravity do to the ship?

2. What does Ransom contemplate at the beginning of Chapter 6?

3. Why is the hnakra beloved by the hross?

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

5. What does the Oyarsa say about Ransom's fear?

(see the answer key)

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