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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Rod believe the small Moties loose on his ship have discovered?
(a) Human weaknesses.
(b) Human superiority.
(c) Imperial military technology.
(d) Imperial military secrets.

2. Who tells the men that if they wanted to believe such a chance was a created phenomenon, they are welcome to do so?
(a) An archeologist.
(b) The priest.
(c) A museum curator.
(d) A historian.

3. The alien found in the pod is a highly-developed what?
(a) Diplomat.
(b) Tool-maker.
(c) Engineer.
(d) Doctor.

4. What is not present to help Rob get to the Mote system?
(a) Fuel.
(b) Navigation charts.
(c) A jump point.
(d) Another ship.

5. In Part 1, Chapter 3, what does Horace search for?
(a) Escape.
(b) Information.
(c) Money.
(d) Proof.

6. Sally first tries to communicate with the Motie by drawing what?
(a) Periodic Table of Elements.
(b) Mathematical diagram.
(c) Linguistic diagram.
(d) Scientific diagram.

7. What is the name given, by the humans, to the approaching Motie ship?
(a) Stone Ship.
(b) Stone Rock.
(c) Stone Mountain.
(d) Stone Beehive.

8. When Rod holds a dinner party in Part 1, Chapter 3, who is invited?
(a) Officers and guests.
(b) Officers and enlisted.
(c) Officers only.
(d) Officers and passengers.

9. How many vessels are going on the mission to The Mote?
(a) One.
(b) Two.
(c) Four.
(d) Three.

10. The Motie that Whitbred brings to the ship is only interested in what?
(a) Principles.
(b) Math.
(c) Tools.
(d) Language.

11. When the MacArthur learns that another ship is on its way to meet them while they are observing the Moties, where does the MacArthur send a small expedition?
(a) To the Motie ship.
(b) To the Motie planet.
(c) To the Motie asteroid.
(d) To the Motie homeworld.

12. Potter goes with Renner and who else to visit The Church of Him?
(a) Smully.
(b) Scotch.
(c) Scottsman.
(d) Staley.

13. In Part 2, Chapter 17, how many classifications of Moties does everyone think there is?
(a) Three.
(b) Six.
(c) Four.
(d) Five.

14. Faster-than-light travel means the time needed to travel between different solar systems from what locations is null.
(a) Warp points.
(b) Jump points.
(c) Reference points.
(d) Light points.

15. What kinds of civilizations has Sally found while digging on the planet?
(a) Unknown civilizations.
(b) Layered civilizations.
(c) Lost civilizations.
(d) Primitive civilizations.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of promotion does Rod receive before commanding the MacArthur into the Mote?

2. The Moties are directed, by their Master, to find out about what human ability?

3. Why is the crew of the the MacArthur overcrowded?

4. What kind of studies did Sally Fowler complete?

5. The Motie assigned to Bury has a Master who is interested in what?

(see the answer keys)

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