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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 20, Meat.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the spaceport on the ring look to the crew on the ship?
(a) Crowded and busy.
(b) Dark and deserted.
(c) Open but not very busy.
(d) Hostile.

2. Which of the following information about Ringworld is not correct?
(a) The ring is 1 million miles across.
(b) It has the same gravity as Earth.
(c) It has breathable air.
(d) There are 20 rectangles circling the sun.

3. How do the crew members plan to travel to get help on the Ringworld?
(a) On glider boards.
(b) On their flycycles.
(c) By foot.
(d) On horseback.

4. What does Louis discover Teela has been reading about in Chapter 3?
(a) The galactic core explosion.
(b) The blue-prints to their space ship.
(c) Books about puppeteers.
(d) Louis's private journal.

5. What is the name of Nessus's quantum II ship?
(a) Long Shot.
(b) U.S.S. Freedom.
(c) Betty.
(d) The Cube.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who objects to travel in statis during the mission?

2. Why does the crew decide not to land at their first landing place?

3. What are the natives on the Ringworld like?

4. Where do the crew members go to pick up their ship?

5. What reason does Nessus give for the puppeteers not wiping out the kzin race?

(see the answer key)

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