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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Rama is compared to what ordinary object?
(a) A boiler.
(b) An airship.
(c) A globe.
(d) A hot air balloon.

2. What is the object that is first cataloged as 31/439?
(a) One of Saturn's rings.
(b) One of Jupiter's moons.
(c) A chunk of space junk that is tracked by the super computers until it crashes into Mars.
(d) The mysterious object that became known as Rama.

3. What is more disconcerting to Norton while in New York as compared to the plains of Rama?
(a) The wind.
(b) The height of the cliffs.
(c) The smell.
(d) The silence.

4. How does the book describe the world's population at the end of the 21st century?
(a) Cities in the northern hemisphere are sparsely populated.
(b) The human race is facing extinction from natural disasters.
(c) Europe is more densely populated than fifty years earlier.
(d) The human race has spread from pole to pole.

5. When exploring the first city, to simplify the task, only what percentage is to be examined?
(a) One-half.
(b) One-ninth.
(c) One-eigth.
(d) One-third.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many members of the United Planets are there?

2. For the object 31/149, what do the numbers represent?

3. What surprises Commander Norton as he approached Rama for the rendezvous?

4. In Chapter 11, what is identified as a psychological problem that may arise for the explorers?

5. Where is Jimmy trying to land the Dragonfly in order to assure his survival?

(see the answer key)

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