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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 13, what does Joe Calvert do to entertain himself and the rest of the explorers?
(a) Dance.
(b) Sing.
(c) Tell jokes.
(d) Whistle.

2. According to Chapter 11, with whom does the Commander have a brief romantic encounter?
(a) The Ambassador.
(b) The Surgeon Commander.
(c) The Archeologist.
(d) The Exobiolotist.

3. In Chapter 11, what is identified as a psychological problem that may arise for the explorers?
(a) Darkness.
(b) The path of Rama, which is very close to the Sun.
(c) The cold.
(d) The fluctuation of gravitational force.

4. What is the main tenet of the Fifth Church of Christ?
(a) The four predecessor churches were corrupt.
(b) Jesus has been reincarnated five times.
(c) Technology is a gift from God.
(d) Jesus was a visitor from space.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What possibility causes Dr. Petera to suggest that Rama be evacuated early?

3. What is Sita?

4. What does Dr. Bose long for?

5. What does the first images of Rama prove?

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