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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the Commander and his companion use to move around on Rama after landing?
(a) A shuttle.
(b) Space suits with power packs.
(c) Jets and guide ropes.
(d) Propellent.

3. What location has one-third as much gravity as Earth?
(a) Endeavour.
(b) The moon.
(c) Mars.
(d) Rama.

4. Why does the Commander choose to land the Endeavour off-center?
(a) It is the cautious way to land on an unknown location.
(b) Gravity would interfere less if the Endeavour lands off-center.
(c) It was smart not to block the "front door" with the Endeavour.
(d) The Endeavour has a side exit ramp.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Dr. Bose "exiled" from the Earth?

2. What location is home to more than a million people who had their hearing permanently damaged in 2077?

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

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

5. What is unusual about object 31/439?

(see the answer key)

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