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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is inside Kelvin's cabin when he first enters it?
(a) Snow
(b) Sartorius
(c) no one
(d) Gibarian

2. How does Kelvin recognize Snow?
(a) from meeting him on Earth
(b) from news reports
(c) by his voice
(d) from his photograph

3. What does Snow do when Kelvin asks about Gibarian?
(a) faints
(b) cries
(c) screams
(d) laughs

4. When was Solaris first discovered?
(a) ten years ago
(b) a hundred years before Kelvin's birth
(c) the previous year
(d) a thousand years before Kelvin's birth

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What makes Solaris's orbit stable?

2. What is the name of the space ship Kelvin takes from Earth to Solaris?

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

4. Who is the first person Kelvin meets on the research station?

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

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