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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 31-38.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is unusual about object 31/439?
(a) It has a diameter of forty kilometers and is traveling in an atypical asteroidal path.
(b) It is traveling in an ellipse with clockwork precision that is retraced every few years.
(c) It is given a name of a mythological creature.
(d) It is traveling straight past the orbits of the inner planets and will impact the Sun.

2. How many members of the United Planets are there?
(a) Nine.
(b) Six.
(c) Ten.
(d) Twelve.

3. According to Chapter 18, how many "linear suns" switched on?
(a) Three.
(b) Four.
(c) Six.
(d) Eight.

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

5. What are the Calypso, Beagle, and Challenger waiting for?
(a) A possible distress signal from the Endeavour.
(b) Refueling.
(c) Extra propellant.
(d) Orders to rendezvous with the Endeavour.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the pillbox-shaped structure starts to move, it looks like what object?

2. If the Hermian bomb is detonated, what creates the biggest problem for the survival of the Endeavour?

3. What creatures start disassembling the broken monster in the Cylindrical Sea?

4. When did the inhabitants of Europe see a dazzling fireball appear in the eastern sky?

5. Where is Jimmy trying to land the Dragonfly in order to assure his survival?

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