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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What makes Solaris's orbit stable?
(a) its unique core
(b) its dual suns
(c) its ocean
(d) its sister planet

4. Before the discovery of Solaris, why did scientists think a planet like Solaris could never contain life?
(a) The core of Solaris is too unstable.
(b) The elements of life are not present on Solaris.
(c) An orbit around a binary star system is too unstable.
(d) The atmosphere of a planet like Solaris is too toxic.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Kelvin think the warning is strange?

2. What was Berton's condition when he returned from the search?

3. What does Kelvin give Rheya?

4. Who is the envelope Kelvin finds addressed to?

5. What does Snow have on his hands?

(see the answer key)

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