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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 the object that is first cataloged as 31/439?
(a) The mysterious object that became known as Rama.
(b) One of Saturn's rings.
(c) One of Jupiter's moons.
(d) A chunk of space junk that is tracked by the super computers until it crashes into Mars.

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

3. Who are the first three explorers on Rama?
(a) Norton, Calvert, and Price.
(b) Mercer, Myron, and Price.
(c) Mercer, Calvert, and Myron.
(d) Norton, Mercer, and Myron.

4. What does Joe Calvert assume about the builders of Rama?
(a) The builders of Rama are more intelligent than humans.
(b) The builders of Rama are able to see in the dark.
(c) The builders of Rama are small in stature.
(d) The builders of Rama are humanoid.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 3, who is the current chairman of the Space Advisory Council?

2. How expensive is time on a big orbiting telescope?

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

4. For the object 31/149, what do the numbers represent?

5. In Chapter 11, what is identified as a psychological problem that may arise for the explorers?

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