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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. According to Chapter 11, with whom does the Commander have a brief romantic encounter?
(a) The Surgeon Commander.
(b) The Ambassador.
(c) The Exobiolotist.
(d) The Archeologist.

2. What is the first city to be visited by the Commander and the other explorers?
(a) New York.
(b) Paris.
(c) London.
(d) Tokyo.

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

4. What slides out of the wall of the pillbox-shaped structure?
(a) A tentacle.
(b) Crossed bars.
(c) A claw.
(d) A wheel.

5. What is a light curve?
(a) A slow variation in the brilliance of all asteroids.
(b) The extent to which an asteroid wanes over a period of hours.
(c) The extent to which an asteroid waxes over a period of hours.
(d) The degree to which an asteroid's orbit bends.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the origin of the name of object 31/149?

2. What location is home to more than a million people who had their hearing permanently damaged in 2077?

3. What type of force does the Commander account for upon landing the Endeavour?

4. Who speaks fluent Simplish?

5. In Chapter 5, what streams from the newly-opened pillbox "like dazzling diamonds as the brilliant sunlight caught them"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do believers in the Pandora movement believe in?

2. Name two things that concerned Commander Norton about landing on Rama.

3. What is cocooning or mothballing, as referred to in Chapter 14?

4. Why is Commander Norton concerned about how Boris Rodrigo may react after disembarking to explore Rama?

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

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

7. After the initial news media fuss, why did all the world forget about Rama, except for the astronomers?

8. SPACEGUARD computers are used for what purpose?

9. Why will the equipment at Camp Alpha be left behind at the end of the exploration of Rama?

10. What precautions are taken to ensure the safety of the exploration crew? Why is it unnecessary to supply breathing gear on Rama?

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