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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Dr. Bose long for?
(a) The unexpected.
(b) Familiar faces and ordinary days.
(c) More immigration.
(d) New faces and unexpected behavior.

2. How long is the radio time lag between the Endeavour and Earth?
(a) Ten hours, and increasing.
(b) Ten minutes, and increasing.
(c) Ten hours, and decreasing.
(d) Ten minutes, and decreasing.

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

4. What is the name of the author whose book inspired Dr. Stenton to become an astronomer?
(a) Arthur C. Clarke.
(b) Carl Sagan.
(c) Jules Verne.
(d) H.G. Wells.

5. What location has one-third as much gravity as Earth?
(a) The moon.
(b) Endeavour.
(c) Rama.
(d) Mars.

Short Answer Questions

1. For the object 31/149, what do the numbers represent?

2. Most asteroids tracked by Spaceguard are described as having this sort of orbit.

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

4. When the Commander enters Rama, what does he see in the light of the flare?

5. What is Camp Alpha?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Commander Norton feel a kinship with a long-dead Egyptologist?

2. Is Professor Davidson interested in finding out more about Rama?

3. The Rama Committed is concerned about an ominous possibility that they consider to be likely. What is it?

4. When do objects like 31/439 obtain a name?

5. What lesson does Commander Norton believe he has learned after seeing the Straight Valley?

6. According to Chapter 4, what unusual action was taken so that Rama could intercept Rama?

7. What things surprised Commander Norton about Rama while he was waiting to exit the Endeavour to explore Rama?

8. According to Chapter 5, what does the exploration party think of the design of Rama? How does this affect their EVA mission?

9. What was the initial response to the catastrophic destruction of 2077?

10. What were the characteristics of the object known as 31/439 that set it apart from other asteroids?

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