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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who goes with the Commander on the first EVA?
(a) James Pak.
(b) Karl Mercer.
(c) Boris Rodrigo.
(d) Joe Calvert.

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

3. Who is in charge of the Endeavour while Norton receives the Triple-A message?
(a) Ruby Barnes.
(b) Bill Norton.
(c) Laura Ernst.
(d) Jimmy Pak.

4. If the Hermian bomb is detonated, what creates the biggest problem for the survival of the Endeavour?
(a) Space wind.
(b) Radiation.
(c) The gamma-ray flash.
(d) The fragments of Rama.

5. 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 Mars and Venus.
(c) About the same as for the Earth and the Moon.
(d) Several hours versus four minutes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Commander Norton doing when his executive officer notifis him of a Triple-A priority message awaiting him?

2. What is used for a far nobler purpose at the end of Chapter 1?

3. Where does Dr. Bose currently reside?

4. What is thrown down the face of the cliff after midnight by Pieter Rousseau?

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

(see the answer key)

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