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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 17, what does Nessus believe about the original inhabitants of the Ringworld?
(a) They are not true humans.
(b) They could speak any language.
(c) They could transmute matter.
(d) They can live on any planet.

2. How does Louis plan to move the Liar to where they can launch into space?
(a) By towing it with the cycles.
(b) By using the tasp.
(c) By having the natives move it.
(d) By pushing it.

3. What is the only thing that can save the crew from these burning lights?
(a) Flying higher into the atmosphere.
(b) Cloud cover.
(c) A rock or cave.
(d) Their safety shields.

4. While searching for Teela, what happens to Speaker and Louis' bikes?
(a) They are attacked by glowing bugs.
(b) They are caught in some sort of tractor beam.
(c) The controls go haywire.
(d) They break down.

5. What is Kdapt?
(a) The former King of Ringworld.
(b) The idea of spiritual enlightenment.
(c) A kzin religion.
(d) A legendary man from the sky.

6. Who has Nessus discovered the woman is?
(a) A crewmember from one of the Engineer ships.
(b) A former queen of Ringworld.
(c) A native who was stuck in the prison.
(d) An explorer from a distant planet.

7. What happens to Prill without the tasp?
(a) She gets very hungry.
(b) Nothing.
(c) She goes through withdraw.
(d) She is happy and free.

8. Who does the crew leave in the floating castle?
(a) Speaker.
(b) Nessus.
(c) Prill.
(d) Teela.

9. Why does Speaker promise to keep the puppeteers manipulation of the kzin a secret?
(a) So that he has power over the puppeteers.
(b) Because he does not care about it really.
(c) To make Louis happy.
(d) To avoid war.

10. Although she is ancient, how has Prill survived all this time on Ringworld?
(a) By taking a drug to keep her young.
(b) Engineers can live forever.
(c) By eating a special fruit of Ringworld.
(d) By going into stasis.

11. What has Louis named the police station?
(a) Chief.
(b) Improbable.
(c) Shield.
(d) Po-po.

12. What does Louis make Speaker promise before they set off into space?
(a) To be nice to Prill.
(b) Not to eat anyone.
(c) Not to steal the Long Shot.
(d) To go into stasis for the trip back.

13. What does Louis think about the Ringworld natives forgetting their past and that they live on a ring?
(a) That they need help.
(b) It is upsetting.
(c) That they are stupid.
(d) It is funny.

14. What does the priest call the floating castle?
(a) Heaven.
(b) Home.
(c) Sanctuary.
(d) The Temple.

15. What does Louis find at the top of Fist-of-God?
(a) Lava.
(b) A worm hole.
(c) A meteor hole.
(d) An air launch.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Louis's cycle when the signal pulls them in?

2. What else do Speaker and Louis see trapped in the force field?

3. What is Seeker looking for on the Ringworld?

4. What is a bandersnatch?

5. What does the bald woman throw at Louis while he is in the force field?

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