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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Dr. Bose "exiled" from the Earth?
(a) He has a contagious virus.
(b) He is too sentimental to leave his adopted home.
(c) He cannot face reconditioning.
(d) Earth is uninhabitable.

2. Why were there many photographs taken of New York?
(a) To use to construct an accurate scale model of the city.
(b) To prove the team visited New York.
(c) To look at the images for missed patterns.
(d) To make a jigsaw puzzle.

3. In Chapter 13, what does Joe Calvert do to entertain himself and the rest of the explorers?
(a) Whistle.
(b) Tell jokes.
(c) Dance.
(d) Sing.

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

5. What words does the author use to portray the vast majority of asteroids?
(a) "...were almost always under 500 kilos and small enough to fit in a backyard swimming pool."
(b) "... were just under forty kilometers in diameter."
(c) "...were simply massive rocks the size of a small car."
(d) "... were merely oversize boulders that would fit into a small park."

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the book describe the world's population at the end of the 21st century?

2. Who are the first three explorers on Rama?

3. What is the object that is first cataloged as 31/439?

4. What event do the inhabitants of Earth see as inevitable?

5. After how many years does PROJECT SPACEGUARD justify its existence?

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