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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Baked Alaska mentioned in Chapter 14?
(a) Because it is a reminder of Earth.
(b) Because Baked Alaska is the most complicated dessert the Simps can make.
(c) Because Rama is hot on the outside and cold on the inside, like a Baked Alaska dessert,
(d) Because it is a favorite at U.P. banquets.

2. What is Camp Alpha?
(a) The place on Rama thought to be perhaps a million years old.
(b) A permanent camp on Rama.
(c) A temporary meeting place for the Rama Committee.
(d) A temporary camp on Rama.

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

4. How expensive is time on a big orbiting telescope?
(a) Ten thousand dollars per quarter hour.
(b) A thousand dollars a minute.
(c) Ten thousand dollars an hour.
(d) A thousand dollars an hour.

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 Rama has enough gravity to hold an atmosphere.
(c) To see if it will be sucked into the interior of Rama.
(d) To see if it will interact with Rama and produce "fireworks."

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the object that is first cataloged as 31/439?

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

4. What are the only items the explorers must bring to Rama?

5. According to Chapter 6, how far is the distance between Earth and Mars?

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