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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9, Shadow Squares.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Louis object to Teela as a candidate for the mission?
(a) He does not trust her kind.
(b) He thinks her zeal for travel is dangerous to the team.
(c) Louis does not think a woman should travel.
(d) He thinks she is too young and uninterested in travel.

2. What is the Blind Spot referred to in Chapter 5?
(a) Any part of unknown space.
(b) The spot directly behind the ship.
(c) The underbelly of the ship.
(d) Looking out into hyperspace.

3. Who do the humans buy hyperdrive technology from?
(a) The Mariti.
(b) The Fringe.
(c) The Outsiders.
(d) The Borg.

4. Where do the crew members go to pick up their ship?
(a) The East Solar space station.
(b) The Bock brorough.
(c) The Sol system settlement.
(d) The Orion Belt colony.

5. Why does Louis jump from city-to-city and time zone-to-time zone in Chapter 1?
(a) He is visiting his top ten favorite cities.
(b) There is no reason, he just wants to have fun.
(c) To stretch out this birthday day.
(d) Because he wants to visit all continents in one day.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do the puppeteers move their planets through space?

2. What does the hyperdrive technology mean to Speaker?

3. Why does the crew think that the Ringworld may have reverted to savagery?

4. Why is Louis worried about the aliens on the Ringworld?

5. What does Nessus do while Speaker is sleeping?

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