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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) Dr. Price.
(b) Commander Norton.
(c) Professor Davidson.
(d) Dr. Stenton.

2. What is the origin of the name of object 31/149?
(a) Hindu mythology.
(b) Norse mythology.
(c) Roman mythology.
(d) Greek mythology.

3. 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 merely oversize boulders that would fit into a small park."
(c) "...were simply massive rocks the size of a small car."
(d) "... were just under forty kilometers in diameter."

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

5. How expensive is time on a big orbiting telescope?
(a) Ten thousand dollars an hour.
(b) Ten thousand dollars per quarter hour.
(c) A thousand dollars an hour.
(d) A thousand dollars a minute.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is used for a far nobler purpose at the end of Chapter 1?

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

3. At first, Rama is believed to be what?

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

5. What is Sita?

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