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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11, The Thinkers.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Berton's condition when he returned from the search?
(a) comatose
(b) hyperactive and manic
(c) eerily calm and controlled
(d) hysterical and in shock

2. What does Sartorius ask Kelvin to think about during the electroencephalogram?
(a) a wish to make the visitors disappear
(b) images from his childhood
(c) mankind's rich scientific history
(d) his innermost conflicts

3. What does Rheya's blood look like to Kelvin at a subatomic level?
(a) Kelvin cannot see anything at the subatomic level.
(b) The subatomic structures are too precise.
(c) The subatomic structures are irregular.
(d) It looks normal.

4. When Kelvin wakes, what is Rheya doing?
(a) searching through the closet
(b) pacing back and forth around the room
(c) cooling his forehead with damp cloths
(d) sitting at the end of the bed, staring at him

5. What is Kelvin looking for, that he thought about during the brainwave recording?
(a) a locket
(b) a computer program
(c) a picure of Geise
(d) a scientific measuring instrument

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rheya's blood look like to Kelvin at the cellular level?

2. What are Kelvin's brainwaves recorded onto?

3. What is the common perception of Solaris during the first period of Solarist study that Gravinsky identifies?

4. What does Kelvin propose that the visitors are made of?

5. Why does Sartorius agree to come out?

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