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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the pillbox-shaped structure starts to move, it looks like what object?
(a) A mountain.
(b) A clamshell.
(c) A dumbell.
(d) A hat box.

2. What slides out of the wall of the pillbox-shaped structure?
(a) Crossed bars.
(b) A wheel.
(c) A claw.
(d) A tentacle.

3. Who goes with the Commander on the first EVA?
(a) James Pak.
(b) Boris Rodrigo.
(c) Karl Mercer.
(d) Joe Calvert.

4. How expensive is time on a big orbiting telescope?
(a) Ten thousand dollars an hour.
(b) Ten thousand dollars per quarter hour.
(c) A thousand dollars an hour.
(d) A thousand dollars a minute.

5. In Chapter 11, what is identified as a psychological problem that may arise for the explorers?
(a) The cold.
(b) The path of Rama, which is very close to the Sun.
(c) The fluctuation of gravitational force.
(d) Darkness.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the first images of Rama prove?

2. What is Straight Valley?

3. What is the origin of the name of object 31/149?

4. What ships can catch up with Rama before it leaves the solar system?

5. What is Sita?

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