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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, Sartorius.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where are most of the rocky islands of Solaris located?
(a) at the extreme north pole
(b) in the southern hemisphere
(c) at the extreme south pole
(d) in the northern hemisphere

2. Who does Kelvin see in the hall on the way to his appointment with Snow?
(a) Sartorius
(b) Gibarian
(c) a large black woman
(d) a small barefoot child

3. What is the name of the space ship Kelvin takes from Earth to Solaris?
(a) Aeschylus
(b) Icarus
(c) Prometheus
(d) Daedalus

4. Who led the first preliminary study of Solaris, one which did not land on the surface?
(a) Shannahan
(b) Gibarian
(c) Ottenskjöld
(d) Fechner

5. What does Kelvin do when he hears someone coming down the hall while he's in Gibarian's room?
(a) He goes outside to see who is there.
(b) He holds the door handle so it can't be opened.
(c) He calls out to ask who's out there.
(d) He leaves his room by a second exit.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Sartorius agree to come out?

2. What is the initial reaction Kelvin gets from the first person he meets?

3. What can Kelvin see from the window of his quarters?

4. What does Kelvin find in his pocket?

5. How long did it take for spacecraft to visit Solaris after its discovery?

(see the answer key)

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