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

2. What does Snow say about Kelvin's arrival?
(a) Snow heard that Kelvin's trip was canceled.
(b) Snow forgot about Kelvin's arrival.
(c) Snow sent word for Kelvin not to come.
(d) Snow never knew Kelvin was coming.

3. Who led the first expedition to land on Solaris?
(a) Gibarian
(b) Shannahan
(c) Ottenskjöld
(d) Fechner

4. Where is Gibarian?
(a) in the ocean
(b) dead
(c) on a shuttlepod
(d) locked in a lab

5. What is the initial reaction Kelvin gets from the first person he meets?
(a) terror
(b) anger
(c) apathy
(d) grateful joy

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What makes Solaris's orbit stable?

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

4. What does Snow tell Kelvin when he asks about Sartorius?

5. Before the discovery of Solaris, why did scientists think a planet like Solaris could never contain life?

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