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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, The Solarists.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the condition of the skin on Snow's face?
(a) wrinkled and dry
(b) deathly pale
(c) sunburned
(d) red and raw

2. How long did it take for spacecraft to visit Solaris after its discovery?
(a) 100 years
(b) 5 years
(c) 30 days
(d) 45 years

3. Why does Kelvin think the warning is strange?
(a) because the strangers he meets should be friendly
(b) because no one else could be on the ship
(c) because Kelvin has already been briefed on how to deal with strangers
(d) because Snow is usually calm and collected

4. What is Kelvin's prior relationship with Gibarian?
(a) Gibarian and Kelvin were rivals who disliked each other.
(b) Kelvin has never met Gibarian but corresponded with him.
(c) Gibarian is an old friend of Kelvin.
(d) Kelvin has never met Gibarian but read all his work.

5. In Gibarian's room, what does Kelvin discover the scientists have been directing at the ocean?
(a) X-rays
(b) proton streams
(c) tachyon particles
(d) gamma rays

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is inside Kelvin's cabin when he first enters it?

2. How does Kelvin recognize Snow?

3. What nickname does Snow ask Kelvin to call him?

4. Who led the first preliminary study of Solaris, one which did not land on the surface?

5. What does Snow do when Kelvin asks about Gibarian?

(see the answer key)

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