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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the only items the explorers must bring to Rama?
(a) Water, food, and rebreathers.
(b) Food, water, and thermosuits.
(c) Food, water, and airsuits.
(d) Air tanks, water, and thermosuits.

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

3. Who is Captain James Cook?
(a) The captain of the Starship Enterprise.
(b) The captain of the first spaceship to reach Mars.
(c) The first captain of the first Endeavour.
(d) A captain of industry in the 1700s who funded the exploration of Hawaii.

4. What location is home to more than a million people who had their hearing permanently damaged in 2077?
(a) Verona.
(b) Padua.
(c) Austria.
(d) Russia.

5. For the Commander, Straight Valley reminds him of what part of his past?
(a) His childhood in the foothills.
(b) An education in industrial archaeology, abandoned in college.
(c) A summer vacation in England.
(d) His first marriage.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many wives does Commander Norton have?

2. In Chapter 16, what is the Commander ignoring because it seems insignificant?

3. How does the Commander describe his impressions of Rama after reaching the plain?

4. How does one astronomer refer to asteroids?

5. What is the name of the author whose book inspired Dr. Stenton to become an astronomer?

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