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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many wives does Commander Norton have?
(a) Two.
(b) None.
(c) One.
(d) Three.

2. What are the Calypso, Beagle, and Challenger waiting for?
(a) Orders to rendezvous with the Endeavour.
(b) Refueling.
(c) A possible distress signal from the Endeavour.
(d) Extra propellant.

3. How long is the normal "day" for a normal asteroid versus one for Rama?
(a) Nearly twelve hours versus about an hour.
(b) About the same as for Mars and Venus.
(c) Several hours versus four minutes.
(d) About the same as for the Earth and the Moon.

4. What is Sita?
(a) A pod of special cameras intended to photograph Rama from all sides.
(b) A big orbiting telescope.
(c) A long range missile designed to destroy Rama.
(d) A space-probe that is originally intended to launch from Mars to go beyond Neptune.

5. What is a light curve?
(a) A slow variation in the brilliance of all asteroids.
(b) The extent to which an asteroid wanes over a period of hours.
(c) The degree to which an asteroid's orbit bends.
(d) The extent to which an asteroid waxes over a period of hours.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long is the radio time lag between the Endeavour and Earth?

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

3. What is the expected effect of an matter-antimatter reaction?

4. When did the inhabitants of Europe see a dazzling fireball appear in the eastern sky?

5. Where does Dr. Bose currently reside?

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