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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) The fragments of Rama.
(b) Radiation.
(c) Space wind.
(d) The gamma-ray flash.

2. Why does Sergeant Barns throw out the Resolution's anchor?
(a) To keep the boat stationary.
(b) To give Jimmy a way to climb into the boat.
(c) To break up the sea foam around the boat.
(d) To test the depth of the water under the boat.

3. What surprises Commander Norton as he approached Rama for the rendezvous?
(a) That landing on the Moon or Mars is easier than landing on Rama.
(b) The realization that Rama's mass is smaller than predicted.
(c) Rama's overwhelming size.
(d) That Jupiter VIII is slightly larger than Rama.

4. In Chapter 5, what streams from the newly-opened pillbox "like dazzling diamonds as the brilliant sunlight caught them"?
(a) Oxygen molecules.
(b) Water vapor droplets.
(c) Anti-matter particles.
(d) Dust particles.

5. Why is Dr. Bose "exiled" from the Earth?
(a) He has a contagious virus.
(b) He is too sentimental to leave his adopted home.
(c) Earth is uninhabitable.
(d) He cannot face reconditioning.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the Calypso, Beagle, and Challenger waiting for?

2. What do the explorers hear as they reach the fourth level?

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

4. How long does the Commander wait before exploring Rama?

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

(see the answer key)

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