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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 31-38.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What knocks over the equipment left behind at evacuation from hurricanes?
(a) The wind.
(b) A mysterious presence.
(c) Simps.
(d) An earthquake.

2. What instruction is given to Jimmy regarding his entry into the water?
(a) Stiffen your body, feet locked together.
(b) Curl up into a ball.
(c) Exhale to get all the air out of your lungs.
(d) Close your eyes.

3. Who goes with the Commander on the first EVA?
(a) Boris Rodrigo.
(b) Karl Mercer.
(c) James Pak.
(d) Joe Calvert.

4. According to the Ambassador from Mercury, what is stored in a central information bank within Rama?
(a) Patterns of Raman behavior.
(b) Statistics on the organic "soup" of the Cylindrical Sea.
(c) Raw materials.
(d) Templates for nonbiological entities.

5. What does the Commander decide to do about the priority message to earth?
(a) Send a message to the Committee asking permission to notify the church.
(b) Prohibits the use of the priority message system for personal use.
(c) Send a message to the Church.
(d) Send a message to the Committee and copy the Church.

Short Answer Questions

1. If the Hermian bomb is detonated, what creates the biggest problem for the survival of the Endeavour?

2. Which way do "clocks and corkscrews" turn on Rama?

3. How does Commander Norton feel about landing on Rama?

4. What is the "striking parallel" between Rama and terrestrial zoology, according to the Ambassador from Mars?

5. Why is it impossible for Hermians born and bred on Mercury to go to Earth?

(see the answer key)

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