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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is all over the ground on the planet?
(a) Red and gold leaves
(b) A pinkish foliage
(c) Green slime
(d) Black moss

2. When the center of gravity shifts during approach to Malacandra what to the men do?
(a) Begin to climb the wall
(b) Grab onto a handhold and stay in one place
(c) Start tumbling uncontrollably
(d) Begin moving objects around to account for a new floor

3. Ransom strips off his clothes because:
(a) there is a bug crawling down his shirt
(b) he is going to take a shower
(c) the heat is intense
(d) he wants a uniform to show his authority

4. How does Devine control Ransom when they leave the ship?
(a) Drugs him so that he is able to walk but only slowly
(b) He holds a revolver on him
(c) Handcuffs him
(d) Threatens to leave him there with no hope of returning to earth

5. Weston believes that Ransom is incapable of what?
(a) Learning to speak Malacandran
(b) Understanding the lofty motives of this voyage
(c) Understanding the mechanics of the ship
(d) Returning to earth without his help

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Ransom eat so much food when they have a meal after landing?

2. Because the moon looks so strange to Ransom, what does he think?

3. What is on the other side of the wall?

4. When the ship enters Malacandra's orbit how does Ransom feel upon wakening?

5. The core of the ship is:

(see the answer key)

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