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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What scenic display is projected on the walls of the dome?
(a) A forest.
(b) A waterfall.
(c) A desert.
(d) A beach.
2. What landmark does the crew leave the broken ship near as they plan to leave it?
(a) A large group of rocks.
(b) A giant mountain.
(c) A dead tree.
(d) A waterfall.
3. How long does it take the crew to travel from the puppeteer planet to Ringworld?
(a) 5 years.
(b) A year.
(c) A week.
(d) A month.
4. How does Nessus feel in Chapter 2 after his unsuccessful search for another crew member?
(a) Calm and collected.
(b) Angry.
(c) Fearful.
(d) That three is good enough.
5. What does Chiron say their mission is for the Ringworld?
(a) To investigate it.
(b) To find new interstellar travel technology.
(c) To prepare it for the puppeteer arrival.
(d) To conquer it.
6. What does Nessus get Speaker to agree to if Nessus does not return?
(a) That he will find Nessus.
(b) That he will stay on the puppeteer planet always.
(c) That he will not go on the mission.
(d) That he will lead the mission in Nessus's place.
7. What does the puppeteer planet look like when the crew lands on it?
(a) It is all mountains and trees.
(b) It is a barren desert with millions of tents.
(c) All the cities are underground.
(d) It is full of tall buildings.
8. Why is Nessus surprised when he meets Teela at Louis's party?
(a) Because she is a puppeteer.
(b) Because he has never seen anyone so beautiful.
(c) Because she reminds him of someone.
(d) Because he has been looking for her.
9. Where does the crew end up landing in Chapter 12?
(a) A meadow.
(b) A forest.
(c) A plateau.
(d) The port.
10. What type of pilot is the ship built for?
(a) A puppeteer pilot.
(b) A human pilot.
(c) A robot pilot.
(d) A kzin pilot.
11. How does Louis see Teela in light of her lack of understanding of pain and fear?
(a) He thinks she is evil.
(b) He thinks she is more evolved.
(c) He thinks she is lucky.
(d) He thinks she is undeveloped.
12. Why does Teela finally decide to join the mission?
(a) She decides she is ready to travel.
(b) She realizes that humanity will need the quantum II drive.
(c) She thinks the voyage might make her famous.
(d) She concludes that puppeteers are not that bad after all.
13. What do the native people as Louis for in Chapter 12?
(a) Food.
(b) The flycycle.
(c) A miracle.
(d) Light.
14. What does Louis realize about Teela in the beginning of Chapter 4?
(a) She is not very smart.
(b) She has her own plan for the Ringworld.
(c) She has never been truly hurt.
(d) She really is not lucky.
15. What in in the picture that Nessus shows Louis in the first chapter?
(a) A sun with a ring around it.
(b) Nessus' family.
(c) The ravaged planet of the puppeteers.
(d) An exploding planet.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who is the first crewmember to leave the ship on the Ringworld?
2. What is the Kempler rosette?
3. Who do the humans buy hyperdrive technology from?
4. What is wrong with Teela in Chapter 11 as the crew is flying across Ringworld?
5. What does Nessus think about Teela in Chapter 11?
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