View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 5, what streams from the newly-opened pillbox "like dazzling diamonds as the brilliant sunlight caught them"?
(a) Anti-matter particles.
(b) Oxygen molecules.
(c) Dust particles.
(d) Water vapor droplets.

2. What is Sita?
(a) A pod of special cameras intended to photograph Rama from all sides.
(b) A long range missile designed to destroy Rama.
(c) A big orbiting telescope.
(d) A space-probe that is originally intended to launch from Mars to go beyond Neptune.

3. For the Commander, Straight Valley reminds him of what part of his past?
(a) A summer vacation in England.
(b) His childhood in the foothills.
(c) His first marriage.
(d) An education in industrial archaeology, abandoned in college.

4. What does Joe Calvert assume about the builders of Rama?
(a) The builders of Rama are humanoid.
(b) The builders of Rama are small in stature.
(c) The builders of Rama are able to see in the dark.
(d) The builders of Rama are more intelligent than humans.

5. In Chapter 15, how does Dr. Ernst get to the surface of the Cylindrical Sea?
(a) Dr. Ernst is lowered by rope.
(b) Dr. Ernst uses a stairwway.
(c) Dr. Ernst slides frictionlessly down the cliff.
(d) Dr. Ernst repels down the cliff.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter 13, what does Joe Calvert do to entertain himself and the rest of the explorers?

3. How big is the mass of Rama?

4. What is the expected effect of an matter-antimatter reaction?

5. When the pillbox-shaped structure starts to move, it looks like what object?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the most mysterious characteristic of the object known as 31/439?

2. What did Dr. Stenton discover about Rama after he processed the results from viewing the asteroid with a big orbiting telescope?

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

4. Describe what Commander Norton saw and felt when he entered Rama while tethered to a safety line.

5. What are some of the problems involving having simps on board?

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

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

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

9. What is discovered about Rama once it is photographed by the cameras released by Sita?

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

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 1,151 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample