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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 24-30.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. Which way do "clocks and corkscrews" turn on Rama?
(a) The opposite direction as on Earth.
(b) The same direction as on Earth.
(c) Forwards.
(d) In and out.

3. What words does the author use to portray the vast majority of asteroids?
(a) "...were simply massive rocks the size of a small car."
(b) "...were almost always under 500 kilos and small enough to fit in a backyard swimming pool."
(c) "... were just under forty kilometers in diameter."
(d) "... were merely oversize boulders that would fit into a small park."

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Sita?

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

3. What happens to Jimmy's sky-bike?

4. How many asteroids are being discovered by PROJECT SPACEGUARD by the year 2130?

5. What event do the inhabitants of Earth see as inevitable?

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