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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 5, what streams from the newly-opened pillbox "like dazzling diamonds as the brilliant sunlight caught them"?
(a) Water vapor droplets.
(b) Dust particles.
(c) Anti-matter particles.
(d) Oxygen molecules.

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

3. Who goes with the Commander on the first EVA?
(a) Joe Calvert.
(b) Boris Rodrigo.
(c) James Pak.
(d) Karl Mercer.

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

5. How long does the Commander wait before exploring Rama?
(a) Eighteen hours.
(b) Twelve hours.
(c) Twenty-four hours.
(d) Thirty-six hours.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which way do "clocks and corkscrews" turn on Rama?

2. What ships can catch up with Rama before it leaves the solar system?

3. What does Dr. Bose long for?

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

5. How many wives does Commander Norton have?

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