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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 event do the inhabitants of Earth see as inevitable?
(a) Catastrophic destruction caused by a meteorite from space landing in an inhabited city.
(b) The overpopulation of Earth.
(c) Continued cosmic bombardment of the Moon, causing additional scarring of the "face."
(d) The destruction of the city of Venice by a tsunami, caused by the eruption of Krakatoa.

2. In Chapter 10, how do the explorers descend the ladder?
(a) The explorers did not use the ladder.
(b) The explorers bounce down the ladder three rungs at a time.
(c) The explorers ascended the ladder, they did not descend.
(d) The explorers slide along the handrail to descend.

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

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

5. How big is the mass of Rama?
(a) At least a trillion tons.
(b) At least a billion tons.
(c) At least ten trillion tons.
(d) At least a million tons.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Dr. Bose "exiled" from the Earth?

2. Where does Dr. Bose currently reside?

3. How many asteroids are being discovered by PROJECT SPACEGUARD by the year 2130?

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

5. In Chapter 11, what is identified as a psychological problem that may arise for the explorers?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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