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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When he closely examines the walls how do they appear?
(a) They are square
(b) They are joined seamlessly with the floor
(c) They have small, raised bumps on them
(d) They aren't really there

2. When Weston confirms that Ransom is on a spaceship, Ransom is overcome with:
(a) forboding
(b) fear
(c) elation
(d) anger

3. When no one pays attention to Weston's threats or intimidations, what does he do?
(a) Faints
(b) Offers Devine as the guilty party
(c) Shoots the hross cloest to him
(d) Pulls out a string of cheap beads, offering to trade

4. Besides the three races Ransom has heard about, another race, now extinct, lived on Malacandra. What was it?
(a) Intelligent apes
(b) A race of giants who lived in the mountains
(c) A race of birds once lived on the planet
(d) A race of humans

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Ransom's new vitality is:

2. What does Ransom understand because of strange, flickering changes in the light?

3. How does Ransom feel as Oyarsa approaches?

4. The effect of weightlessness is countered by:

5. How does Ransom spend his time during the next few weeks?

(see the answer key)

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