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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where on Rama does the Endeavour land?
(a) At the North Pole.
(b) At the very center.
(c) In the shadows of the structures near the axis.
(d) Near the sundial in the sunlit portion.

2. For the object 31/149, what do the numbers represent?
(a) The year and order of its discovery.
(b) The angular parameters of an object's elliptical orbit.
(c) The brightness of an object based on the magnitude scale.
(d) The year and order of its discovery.

3. In Chapter 3, who is the current chairman of the Space Advisory Council?
(a) Dr. Stenton.
(b) Commander Norton.
(c) Dr. Price.
(d) Professor Davidson.

4. Why is a cloud of vapor sent toward Rama?
(a) To see if it will be sucked into the interior of Rama.
(b) As a method to measure the temperature on the surface of Rama.
(c) To see if it will interact with Rama and produce "fireworks."
(d) To see if Rama has enough gravity to hold an atmosphere.

5. What is a light curve?
(a) The extent to which an asteroid waxes over a period of hours.
(b) The extent to which an asteroid wanes over a period of hours.
(c) The degree to which an asteroid's orbit bends.
(d) A slow variation in the brilliance of all asteroids.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Sita?

2. What is unusual about object 31/439?

3. What does the first images of Rama prove?

4. What type of force does the Commander account for upon landing the Endeavour?

5. How does the book describe the world's population at the end of the 21st century?

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