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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the initial reaction of the human race to Rama?
(a) Dismay.
(b) Curiosity.
(c) Fear.
(d) Excitement.

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

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

4. What event do the inhabitants of Earth see as inevitable?
(a) The overpopulation of Earth.
(b) Catastrophic destruction caused by a meteorite from space landing in an inhabited city.
(c) Continued cosmic bombardment of the Moon, causing additional scarring of the "face."
(d) The destruction of the city of Venice by a tsunami, caused by the eruption of Krakatoa.

5. After how many years does PROJECT SPACEGUARD justify its existence?
(a) One hundred.
(b) Thirty.
(c) Fifty.
(d) One hundred and twenty.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When did the inhabitants of Europe see a dazzling fireball appear in the eastern sky?

3. What is the object that is first cataloged as 31/439?

4. Rama is compared to what ordinary object?

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

(see the answer key)

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