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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 39-46.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Chapter 36, who is on watch, sometimes for twelve hours at a time and, therefore, knows more about the geography of Rama than anyone?
(a) Jerry Kirchoff.
(b) Ruby Barnes.
(c) Jimmy Pak.
(d) Pieter Rousseau.

2. Why is a cloud of vapor sent toward Rama?
(a) To see if Rama has enough gravity to hold an atmosphere.
(b) As a method to measure the temperature on the surface of Rama.
(c) To see if it will be sucked into the interior of Rama.
(d) To see if it will interact with Rama and produce "fireworks."

3. Where on Rama does the Endeavour land?
(a) Near the sundial in the sunlit portion.
(b) In the shadows of the structures near the axis.
(c) At the very center.
(d) At the North Pole.

4. There is speculation that New York gets its raw materials from where?
(a) The atmosphere.
(b) The sea.
(c) From within the sealed buildings.
(d) The strong light source.

5. What location is home to more than a million people who had their hearing permanently damaged in 2077?
(a) Austria.
(b) Padua.
(c) Russia.
(d) Verona.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Joe Calvert assume about the builders of Rama?

2. What ships can catch up with Rama before it leaves the solar system?

3. How does the book describe the world's population at the end of the 21st century?

4. What possibility causes Dr. Petera to suggest that Rama be evacuated early?

5. What is a light curve?

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