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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. If the Hermian bomb is detonated, what creates the biggest problem for the survival of the Endeavour?
(a) Radiation.
(b) Space wind.
(c) The gamma-ray flash.
(d) The fragments of Rama.

2. How long is the radio time lag between the Endeavour and Earth?
(a) Ten minutes, and decreasing.
(b) Ten hours, and increasing.
(c) Ten hours, and decreasing.
(d) Ten minutes, and increasing.

3. What is the "striking parallel" between Rama and terrestrial zoology, according to the Ambassador from Mars?
(a) A desert.
(b) A beehive.
(c) A coral reef.
(d) A termite colony.

4. How many members of the United Planets are there?
(a) Six.
(b) Twelve.
(c) Nine.
(d) Ten.

5. When on top of the levee at the far side of the city, what concerns Norton?
(a) The complexity of the levee.
(b) The wall is apparently part of a prison.
(c) There is no apparent means of access to the southern hemisphere.
(d) Signs of life started to appear suddenly.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is more disconcerting to Norton while in New York as compared to the plains of Rama?

3. What slides out of the wall of the pillbox-shaped structure?

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

5. According to the Ambassador from Mercury, what is stored in a central information bank within Rama?

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