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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At first, Rama is believed to be what?
(a) A collapsed star.
(b) An ergosphere.
(c) A rotating black hole.
(d) A comet.

2. How many asteroids are being discovered by PROJECT SPACEGUARD by the year 2130?
(a) Twelve a day.
(b) Two hundred a year.
(c) A thousand in 120 years.
(d) Five a month.

3. According to Chapter 1, what happens after the initial shock wore off in 2077?
(a) The wealth of the world was squandered as many countries attempted to destroy weapons launched at their citizens.
(b) A great war broke out that caused losses of more than a trillion dollars.
(c) Skills long forgotten were revived and taught in colleges and universities.
(d) The people of Earth became united and determined.

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

5. What loss is so great that it was beyond all computation?
(a) The loss of six hundred thousand people.
(b) The loss to art, to history, to science--and to the whole human race, for the rest of time.
(c) The loss of beautiful dawns and sunsets all over the world.
(d) The loss of resources and skills acquired during the twentieth century.

Short Answer Questions

1. Rama is compared to what ordinary object?

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

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

4. What is unusual about object 31/439?

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

(see the answer key)

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