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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long is the radio time lag between the Endeavour and Earth?
(a) Ten minutes, and increasing.
(b) Ten minutes, and decreasing.
(c) Ten hours, and increasing.
(d) Ten hours, and decreasing.

2. How long is the normal "day" for a normal asteroid versus one for Rama?
(a) Nearly twelve hours versus about an hour.
(b) About the same as for the Earth and the Moon.
(c) About the same as for Mars and Venus.
(d) Several hours versus four minutes.

3. How big is the mass of Rama?
(a) At least ten trillion tons.
(b) At least a billion tons.
(c) At least a trillion tons.
(d) At least a million tons.

4. What happens as Jimmy backs away through the framework?
(a) The opening in the framework is closing.
(b) The plant is retreating into the ground.
(c) The snake is crawling back into its hole.
(d) The feathers melt like snow.

5. What is used for a far nobler purpose at the end of Chapter 1?
(a) The software designed to simulate "celestial target practice."
(b) The weaponry skills acquired in the late twentieth century.
(c) The natural resources found in Europe.
(d) The wealth of the countries that make up the European Union.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who goes with the Commander on the first EVA?

2. What do the explorers hear as they reach the fourth level?

3. Norton compares New York to what on Earth?

4. What is Sita?

5. What is the name of the author whose book inspired Dr. Stenton to become an astronomer?

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