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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 event do the inhabitants of Earth see as inevitable?
(a) The destruction of the city of Venice by a tsunami, caused by the eruption of Krakatoa.
(b) The overpopulation of Earth.
(c) Catastrophic destruction caused by a meteorite from space landing in an inhabited city.
(d) Continued cosmic bombardment of the Moon, causing additional scarring of the "face."

2. How does Commander Norton feel about landing on Rama?
(a) A mixture of elation and anxiety.
(b) Filled with trepedation.
(c) A healthy dose of caution.
(d) A sense of danger and surprise.

3. What location has one-third as much gravity as Earth?
(a) Rama.
(b) Endeavour.
(c) The moon.
(d) Mars.

4. For the object 31/149, what do the numbers represent?
(a) The year and order of its discovery.
(b) The brightness of an object based on the magnitude scale.
(c) The year and order of its discovery.
(d) The angular parameters of an object's elliptical orbit.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What slides out of the wall of the pillbox-shaped structure?

2. Where does Dr. Bose currently reside?

3. How does one astronomer refer to asteroids?

4. What surprises Commander Norton as he approached Rama for the rendezvous?

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

(see the answer key)

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