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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the end of Chapter 3, what does Louis say the mission is?
(a) The greatest adventure ever.
(b) Mankind's only hope.
(c) Easier than a teleport to Beruit.
(d) A suicide mission.

2. Which of the following does the crew not see while flying under the Ringworld?
(a) Aliens.
(b) Meteor craters.
(c) Rivers.
(d) Mountains.

3. Why did the puppeteers disappear?
(a) They were threatened by the Seekers.
(b) They wanted to conquer other galaxies for themselves.
(c) They could not help it, their planet got sucked into a black hole.
(d) They heard that a galactic core had exploded and would reach them in 20,000 years.

4. What is the puppeteer leader called?
(a) Senator.
(b) The Upmost.
(c) The Highest.
(d) Hindmost.

5. What does Nessus do while Speaker is sleeping?
(a) Sets a course for the shadow squares.
(b) Turns the ship around.
(c) Locks Speaker in the sleeping quarters.
(d) Holds a secret meeting with the other crew members.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Teela Brown?

2. What is Nessus's response when he learns Teela has agreed to come on the mission?

3. What happens to the ship as a protective measure if it is attacked?

4. How do the puppeteers avoid reproducing?

5. How does Teela first respond to Nessus's offer to join the mission?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the crew observe about Ringworld as they approach in the Liar?

2. How is Ringworld described in Chapter 6?

3. What does the crew learn about the Ringworld from the natives in Chapter 12?

4. What is the trip to the puppeteer planet like for Louis?

5. Please describe Teela and why she is wanted on the mission.

6. Please describe the ship the crew will be taking to Ringworld.

7. What realization about Teela does Louis come to in Chapter 4?

8. What information is shared about the nature of the kzin in Chapter 2?

9. Please describe the flycycles.

10. What does the crew decide to do after crashing onto the Ringworld?

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