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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Ransom think he feels so good?
(a) He's still alive even though he's in space
(b) The food is very good
(c) It is a great adventure he's having
(d) Because the mysteries of space are being revealed to him

2. Because of the point of view of the story, the reader knows:
(a) that Ransom is about to be sacrificed to the sun god
(b) only what Ransom knows
(c) that Weston thinks Ransom is highly intelligent
(d) that Ransom is on his way to Malacandra

3. When Ransom asks why he is kidnapped, Weston tells him that:
(a) Ransom's knowledge of astronomy is needed
(b) Ransom was the most outstanding example of humanity
(c) Weston is only following orders and does not know why
(d) Ransom was to be used for space experiments

4. What does Ransom hear when he regains consciousness?
(a) The breaking of waves on the ocean beach
(b) Weston talking to Harry's mother
(c) Plates being set on the table
(d) Weston and Devine discussing preparations for a trip

5. Ransom is a professor of:
(a) astronomy
(b) philology or languages
(c) sociology
(d) herbology

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to the center of gravity on the ship as they near the planet?

2. What does Ransom overhear Devine and Weston discussing?

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

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

5. After Devine questions Ransom, what does he learn?

(see the answer key)

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