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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Dua not want to eat her fill in Chapter 2a?
(a) She did not want to gain weight.
(b) She did not want to melt.
(c) She felt self-conscious.
(d) She was angry.

2. What will happen if the Sun explodes, according to Bronowski?
(a) The Milky Way takes over.
(b) Earth no longer exists.
(c) A quick and painless death.
(d) Energy restarts.

3. What does Lamont think is corrupting the Sun in Chapter 5?
(a) Electron pump.
(b) Positron wave.
(c) Technology rivet.
(d) Sun pipe.

4. What does Tritt find that makes wonderful food but no Sun in Chapter 2c?
(a) A machine.
(b) A robot.
(c) A ghost.
(d) An alien.

5. What does Lamont think that the electron pump can do to the sun?
(a) Suck up its energy.
(b) Give it energy.
(c) Make it evaporate.
(d) Make it explode.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who will lead the way to solve the answer to the Universe problem in Chapter 2a?

2. Who has learning in Chapter 2a?

3. Who supplied the seed in Chapter 2a?

4. Who are more advanced technologically but not necessarily smarter than Hallam and the rest in Chapter 4?

5. Who makes fun of Hallam's ignorance in Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Dr. Bronowski discover in Chapter 6?

2. Describe Dr. Bronowski.

3. What startling discovery does Lamont make about the Electron Pump in Chapter 5?

4. Describe Burton.

5. What does Lamont do with his new knowledge that leaves him visibly upset in Chapter 6?

6. What is Hallam's theory about the tungsten in Chapter 2?

7. What is Losten's answer for helping Dua in Chapter 2b?

8. What does Tritt do in Chapter 2c that is unusual?

9. Describe Lamont's interview with Hallam in Chapter 3.

10. What is special about Plutonium in Chapter 1?

(see the answer keys)

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