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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Chapter 37, Mercury sends a missile to Rama, which stops fifty kilometers from Rama to do what?
(a) Set up a sateffite dish in a parallel orbit to Rama.
(b) Send a non-verbal message to Commander Norton.
(c) Survey Rama usingTV cameras.
(d) Radiate a standard beacon frequency.

2. There is speculation that New York gets its raw materials from where?
(a) From within the sealed buildings.
(b) The strong light source.
(c) The sea.
(d) The atmosphere.

3. How does Commander Norton feel about landing on Rama?
(a) A healthy dose of caution.
(b) Filled with trepedation.
(c) A sense of danger and surprise.
(d) A mixture of elation and anxiety.

4. What is thrown down the face of the cliff after midnight by Pieter Rousseau?
(a) A small can labeled, "concentrated orange juice."
(b) A tube of toothpaste.
(c) A scalpel to be used for dissection.
(d) A telescope.

5. According to Chapter 18, how many "linear suns" switched on?
(a) Three.
(b) Six.
(c) Four.
(d) Eight.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is constructed from six empty storage drums held together by a light metal framework?

2. Who asks the Commander to send a priority message to the earth?

3. What location has one-third as much gravity as Earth?

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

5. How old is Dr. Bose?

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