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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1-3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 3, who is the current chairman of the Space Advisory Council?
(a) Professor Davidson.
(b) Dr. Price.
(c) Commander Norton.
(d) Dr. Stenton.

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

3. Most asteroids tracked by Spaceguard are described as having this sort of orbit.
(a) Orbits that lay beyond Mars.
(b) Orbits that keep asteroids within the confines of the asteroid belt.
(c) Orbits that posed a possible danger to Earth.
(d) Orbits dissimilar to Earth's orbit around the Sun.

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

5. What does the first images of Rama prove?
(a) Rama is not a natural object.
(b) The body of Rama is geometrically imperfect.
(c) Rama is too far away to see clearly.
(d) The color of Rama fluctuates from black to shades of gray to white.

Short Answer Questions

1. The reference to the five giants is referring to what group of five?

2. What words does the author use to portray the vast majority of asteroids?

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

4. What cities narrowly miss being destroyed in the 20th century?

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

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