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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17-23.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which "city" on Rama is assumed to be more like an enormous factory or chemical processing plant?
(a) Paris.
(b) New York.
(c) Peking.
(d) Tokyo.

2. How old is Dr. Bose?
(a) Eighty-nine years old.
(b) Seventy-nine years old.
(c) One hundred fifteen years old.
(d) Sixty-three years old.

3. When explorers return after 48 hours, what surprise awaits on Rama?
(a) The intensity of the artificial light.
(b) Fog.
(c) A warmer atmosphere and breathable air.
(d) Tropical winds and humidity.

4. How does the book describe the world's population at the end of the 21st century?
(a) Cities in the northern hemisphere are sparsely populated.
(b) Europe is more densely populated than fifty years earlier.
(c) The human race is facing extinction from natural disasters.
(d) The human race has spread from pole to pole.

5. How does one astronomer refer to asteroids?
(a) Fireworks of the heavens.
(b) Pests of gigantic proportion.
(c) Vermin of the skies.
(d) Arrows of outrageously bad fortune.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many members of the United Planets are there?

3. Who does the Commander depend on to land the Endeavour?

4. For the object 31/149, what do the numbers represent?

5. Who is the first Character introduced in Chapter 2?

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