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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the first images of Rama prove?
(a) Rama is too far away to see clearly.
(b) The color of Rama fluctuates from black to shades of gray to white.
(c) The body of Rama is geometrically imperfect.
(d) Rama is not a natural object.

3. SPACEGUARD is keeping track of how many asteroids at once?
(a) Half a million.
(b) Two hundred fifty thousand.
(c) One hundred thousand.
(d) Fifty thousand.

4. When the Commander enters Rama, what does he see in the light of the flare?
(a) A circular sea.
(b) A miniature sun, moon and stars painted on the ceiling.
(c) A small space station-like structure.
(d) The landscape of an entire world.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Twice a day the explorers must perform an action. What is it?

2. According to Chapter 1, what happens after the initial shock wore off in 2077?

3. When the pillbox-shaped structure starts to move, it looks like what object?

4. Why is Baked Alaska mentioned in Chapter 14?

5. What are the Calypso, Beagle, and Challenger waiting for?

(see the answer key)

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