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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14, Interlude, with Sunflowers.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the crew decide not to land at their first landing place?
(a) They are close enough to the port to make it.
(b) They see native people there.
(c) They see there is not enough space to land.
(d) They realize it is a swamp.

2. How many wars were the humans able to defeat the kzin in?
(a) Five.
(b) Three.
(c) Four.
(d) One.

3. What type of theoretical device does Louis think Ringworld is similar to in Chapter 8?
(a) A Rayon Cylinder.
(b) A Pandora Arc.
(c) A Dyson Sphere.
(d) A Merical zone.

4. What does Chiron say their mission is for the Ringworld?
(a) To investigate it.
(b) To conquer it.
(c) To find new interstellar travel technology.
(d) To prepare it for the puppeteer arrival.

5. After arriving at the puppeteer planet, what useless information does Louis now know?
(a) Speaker's favorite food.
(b) The capital of the puppeteer planet.
(c) How the puppeteers keep from reproducing.
(d) The location of the puppeteer home world.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the spaceport on the ring look to the crew on the ship?

2. Why does Teela finally decide to join the mission?

3. What does the puppeteer planet look like when the crew lands on it?

4. How does Speaker interpret the lack of radio communication from the Ringworld?

5. Besides Chiron's projection, how many other puppeteers do the crewmembers see?

(see the answer key)

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