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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Mercer suggests that New York is intended to make what?
(a) Raw materials.
(b) A breathable atmosphere.
(c) Ramans.
(d) Promordial soup.

2. What type of force does the Commander account for upon landing the Endeavour?
(a) Frictional force.
(b) Gravitational force.
(c) Contact force.
(d) Centrifugal force.

3. What do the Rama Committee members want to find evidence, or lack thereof, on Rama?
(a) Life.
(b) Propulsion.
(c) Natural resources.
(d) Intelligence.

4. Who wants to examine the spider-like creature?
(a) Calvert.
(b) Ernst.
(c) Norton.
(d) Rodrigo.

5. When the Commander enters Rama, what does he see in the light of the flare?
(a) A miniature sun, moon and stars painted on the ceiling.
(b) A small space station-like structure.
(c) The landscape of an entire world.
(d) A circular sea.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the Commander choose to land the Endeavour off-center?

2. What knocks over the equipment left behind at evacuation from hurricanes?

3. How many members are there in the United Planets?

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

5. What creatures start disassembling the broken monster in the Cylindrical Sea?

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