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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Sita?
(a) A big orbiting telescope.
(b) A long range missile designed to destroy Rama.
(c) A pod of special cameras intended to photograph Rama from all sides.
(d) A space-probe that is originally intended to launch from Mars to go beyond Neptune.

2. Where is Dr. Bose born?
(a) The Moon.
(b) In outer space.
(c) Mars.
(d) The Earth.

3. At first, Rama is believed to be what?
(a) An ergosphere.
(b) A rotating black hole.
(c) A collapsed star.
(d) A comet.

4. What is Straight Valley?
(a) A valley adjacent to the South Pole.
(b) A long groove or trench near Paris.
(c) A line dug into the sand near the Cylindrical Sea.
(d) A valley located next to the Rockies.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long is the radio time lag between the Endeavour and Earth?

2. For the Commander, Straight Valley reminds him of what part of his past?

3. Most asteroids tracked by Spaceguard are described as having this sort of orbit.

4. What is the main tenet of the Fifth Church of Christ?

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

(see the answer key)

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