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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When exploring the first city, to simplify the task, only what percentage is to be examined?
(a) One-eigth.
(b) One-half.
(c) One-third.
(d) One-ninth.

2. What is thrown down the face of the cliff after midnight by Pieter Rousseau?
(a) A tube of toothpaste.
(b) A small can labeled, "concentrated orange juice."
(c) A scalpel to be used for dissection.
(d) A telescope.

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

4. What catches Jimmy's eye amongst the trellis of wires and rods?
(a) A speck of color.
(b) A snake.
(c) A sheath of feathers.
(d) A butterfly.

5. Why does Sergeant Barns throw out the Resolution's anchor?
(a) To give Jimmy a way to climb into the boat.
(b) To break up the sea foam around the boat.
(c) To test the depth of the water under the boat.
(d) To keep the boat stationary.

6. According to Chapter 25, under what conditions does Dragonfly handle the best?
(a) Cold temperatures.
(b) Higher altitudes.
(c) Lower altitudes.
(d) No wind.

7. Why is the color of the Cylindrical Sea different?
(a) Lack of oxygen in the water smothered the organic compounds in the water.
(b) The organic soup has evolved into life.
(c) A reflection from the buildings changes the color.
(d) The intensity of the artificial light changes the color.

8. What do the explorers hear as they reach the fourth level?
(a) Thunder.
(b) Ice cracking.
(c) A waterfall.
(d) Waves.

9. What does the Commander decide to do about the priority message to earth?
(a) Send a message to the Committee asking permission to notify the church.
(b) Send a message to the Committee and copy the Church.
(c) Send a message to the Church.
(d) Prohibits the use of the priority message system for personal use.

10. Why had Commander Norton once fallen in love with a Hermian woman, but did not marry her?
(a) Hermians disapproved of marriage with anyone from outside the orbit of Venus.
(b) People from Earth do not have automatic citizenship on Mercury.
(c) Commander Norton is only allowed two wives at a time.
(d) The girl broke Commander Norton's heart.

11. What is the justification the Ambassador from Mercury gives for dispatching a high-energy nuclear device to Rama?
(a) A space treaty entitles Mercury to protect their solar space.
(b) Hermians have the most military training.
(c) A space treaty entitles Mercury to act unilaterally.
(d) Hermians are more intelligent and know best.

12. According to the Ambassador from Mercury, what did everyone fail to consider about Rama?
(a) That there is oxygen on Rama.
(b) That Rama is really a comet.
(c) The possibility of nonbiological survival on Rama.
(d) That Rama can be mined for raw materials.

13. Who seems to be the most concerned that Rama's secret mission is to dominate the solar system?
(a) The Chairman of the Rama Committee
(b) The Ambassador from Earth.
(c) The Ambassador from Mars
(d) The Exobiologist.

14. What word can be used to describe the spider-like creature that the explorers encounter while watching the evening news?
(a) Methodical.
(b) Skittish.
(c) Playful.
(d) Dumb.

15. What does Jimmy do immediately before he jumps off of the 500-meter cliff to be rescued?
(a) Takes off his shirt and grasp it with his right hand.
(b) Drops a flower over the cliff.
(c) Tosses a good luck stone over the cliff.
(d) Drops a handkerchief over the cliff.

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 protects the explorers from falling off of the ladder when the lights go on?

3. Hub Control diagnoses the problem at the sixth small spike as resulting from what?

4. What maneuver is Jimmy unsure of how to perform with Dragonfly?

5. What is the nickname of the big spike that Jimmy explores?

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