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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. What does Nessus get Speaker to agree to if Nessus does not return?
(a) That he will find Nessus.
(b) That he will not go on the mission.
(c) That he will lead the mission in Nessus's place.
(d) That he will stay on the puppeteer planet always.

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

3. What or who does Louis suggest attacked the ship in Chapter 9?
(a) Another exploration vessel coming to Ringworld.
(b) The inhabitants of the Ringworld.
(c) An anti-meteor weapon.
(d) A piece of space junk.

4. Why does Nessus try to recruit Louis for a mission?
(a) Because only Louis knows how to fly the ship they are taking.
(b) Because Louis has been to the Ringworld before.
(c) He knows that Louis is restless, and a natural explorer.
(d) He believes Louis is a genius.

5. What scenic display is projected on the walls of the dome?
(a) A forest.
(b) A waterfall.
(c) A beach.
(d) A desert.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Teela tell Louis is the real reason she wanted to join the mission?

2. What is Zignamuclickclick?

3. Besides Chiron's projection, how many other puppeteers do the crewmembers see?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the alien that Louis meets in Chapter 1.

2. How is Ringworld described in Chapter 6?

3. How do the crew members respond to their mission in Chapter 6?

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

5. Why has Teela decided to join the mission?

6. What happens after the ship gets hit by something as it heads to the rectangles in Chapter 9?

7. How does Nessus handle Speaker's outburst in Chapter 4?

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

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

10. What information does Nessus bring back to the group when he returns in Chapter 7?

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