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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. The reference to the five giants is referring to what group of five?
(a) The five giant asteroids that orbit the Sun.
(b) The five most famous astronomers in history: Brahe, Galilei, Kepler, Copernicus, and Ptolemy.
(c) Ceres, Pallas, Juno, Eunomia, and Vesta.
(d) The five biggest moons of Jupiter.

2. How many asteroids are being discovered by PROJECT SPACEGUARD by the year 2130?
(a) Twelve a day.
(b) A thousand in 120 years.
(c) Five a month.
(d) Two hundred a year.

3. In Chapter 16, what is the Commander ignoring because it seems insignificant?
(a) Wind.
(b) Temperature change.
(c) Noise.
(d) Darkness.

4. Where is Dr. Bose born?
(a) In outer space.
(b) The Moon.
(c) Mars.
(d) The Earth.

5. At first, Rama is believed to be what?
(a) A collapsed star.
(b) A comet.
(c) A rotating black hole.
(d) An ergosphere.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How big is the mass of Rama?

3. What location has one-third as much gravity as Earth?

4. What slides out of the wall of the pillbox-shaped structure?

5. How many members of the United Planets are there?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. SPACEGUARD computers are used for what purpose?

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

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

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

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

7. Describe the devastation that occurred on September 11, 2077.

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

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

10. What do the members of the Rama Committee think of Commander Norton?

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