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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9-16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How big is the mass of Rama?
(a) At least a million tons.
(b) At least a trillion tons.
(c) At least ten trillion tons.
(d) At least a billion tons.

2. How old is Dr. Bose?
(a) Seventy-nine years old.
(b) One hundred fifteen years old.
(c) Sixty-three years old.
(d) Eighty-nine years old.

3. According to Chapter 9, Rama's orbit is heading directly to where?
(a) The outer planets of the solar system.
(b) The Milky Way.
(c) The galaxy of Andromeda.
(d) The solar system, and much to close to the sun.

4. Which "city" on Rama is assumed to be more like an enormous factory or chemical processing plant?
(a) Paris.
(b) Tokyo.
(c) Peking.
(d) New York.

5. In Chapter 10, how do the explorers descend the ladder?
(a) The explorers slide along the handrail to descend.
(b) The explorers ascended the ladder, they did not descend.
(c) The explorers did not use the ladder.
(d) The explorers bounce down the ladder three rungs at a time.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does the Commander wait before exploring Rama?

2. What does the Commander and his companion use to move around on Rama after landing?

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

4. What does Dr. Bose long for?

5. In Chapter 5, what streams from the newly-opened pillbox "like dazzling diamonds as the brilliant sunlight caught them"?

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