The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress Quiz | One Week Quiz A

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The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress Quiz | One Week Quiz A

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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2, Chapter 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Davis feel that Loonies don't owe the Authority anything?
(a) Because there was no initial agreement and the Authority can't tax Loonies retroactively.
(b) Because Luna lacks the public resources that societies who pay taxes have access to.
(c) Because it was established at the beginning that the Lunar colonies would never pay taxes.
(d) Because there should be no taxation without representation, and the Loonies have no representation on Terra.

2. What does Prof say will happen if his demands are not met?
(a) Tourists will no longer be welcome on Luna.
(b) He and Davis will go on a hunger strike.
(c) Terra will be attacked.
(d) The grain barges from Luna will stop arriving.

3. What sort of organizational structure does Prof propose for the Party?
(a) A bureaucracy.
(b) A secret cell structure.
(c) An oligarchy.
(d) A pyramid.

4. What sort of law is dominant on Luna?
(a) There is no legal system on Luna.
(b) Verbal law.
(c) Natural law.
(d) Written law.

5. Why does Davis think that the Authority says that Terra must recover its costs?
(a) Because they want to keep Loonies slaves.
(b) Because they want to make as much money as possible.
(c) Because they don't understand the economic system on Luna.
(d) Because they are misinformed.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Davis described in Alvarez's file?

2. Of what nationality is Clayton?

3. Why do the Federated Nations think that the Loonies owe them something?

4. How do editorialists feel about the idea of a free Luna, in chapter 17?

5. What is the name of the file where Security Chief Alvarez stores his data?

(see the answer key)

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