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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who has a novel idea about how to reach the southern continent?
(a) Jimmy Pak.
(b) Ravi McAndrews.
(c) Bill Norton.
(d) Ruby Barnes.

2. What loss is so great that it was beyond all computation?
(a) The loss to art, to history, to science--and to the whole human race, for the rest of time.
(b) The loss of six hundred thousand people.
(c) The loss of beautiful dawns and sunsets all over the world.
(d) The loss of resources and skills acquired during the twentieth century.

3. How does the book describe the world's population at the end of the 21st century?
(a) Europe is more densely populated than fifty years earlier.
(b) Cities in the northern hemisphere are sparsely populated.
(c) The human race is facing extinction from natural disasters.
(d) The human race has spread from pole to pole.

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

5. How many wives does Commander Norton have?
(a) One.
(b) None.
(c) Two.
(d) Three.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 13, what does Joe Calvert do to entertain himself and the rest of the explorers?

2. In Chapter 5, what streams from the newly-opened pillbox "like dazzling diamonds as the brilliant sunlight caught them"?

3. Mercer suggests that New York is intended to make what?

4. Who does the Commander depend on to land the Endeavour?

5. What type of force does the Commander account for upon landing the Endeavour?

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