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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Commander and his companion use to move around on Rama after landing?
(a) Propellent.
(b) Jets and guide ropes.
(c) A shuttle.
(d) Space suits with power packs.

2. Who is certified to navigate the Cylindrical Sea?
(a) Ruby.
(b) Boris and Jimmy.
(c) Ruby and Boris.
(d) Boris.

3. Who seems to be the most concerned that Rama's secret mission is to dominate the solar system?
(a) The Exobiologist.
(b) The Ambassador from Mars
(c) The Ambassador from Earth.
(d) The Chairman of the Rama Committee

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

5. In Chapter 5, what streams from the newly-opened pillbox "like dazzling diamonds as the brilliant sunlight caught them"?
(a) Dust particles.
(b) Oxygen molecules.
(c) Water vapor droplets.
(d) Anti-matter particles.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long is the normal "day" for a normal asteroid versus one for Rama?

2. SPACEGUARD is keeping track of how many asteroids at once?

3. According to Chapter 35, how many times in the past has the Commander received a Triple-A priority message?

4. What is the main tenet of the Fifth Church of Christ?

5. Who goes with the Commander on the first EVA?

(see the answer key)

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