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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. When Whitbred is dressed down into a tight skin suit, what do the Moties do?
(a) Give him a bath.
(b) Put him in their clothing.
(c) Make him run laps.
(d) Examine him.

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

3. What type of star is The Mote in God's Eye?
(a) Yellow giant.
(b) White giant.
(c) Green giant.
(d) Blue giant.

4. What kind of activity is occurring on the pod when it is first brought onto the MacArthur?
(a) No activity.
(b) The occupants are singing.
(c) Eating.
(d) The occupants are sleeping.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the person that finds differences between the Brown and Brown/White Moties?

2. In Part 2, Chapter 19, what technique is used effectively for the first time?

3. What emotion does Rob feel when he learns the size of the alien object?

4. How is the pod brought into the ship?

5. Who is the person who finally approves of the tunnel from the Motie ship to the cutter?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Rod suppress his feelings of fear in approaching the alien vessel?

2. What is one of Rod's flaws?

3. What does the visual record in The Church of Him show the Navy men?

4. What has the assignment to bring the alien pod on board the MacArthur done for the crew?

5. Why are the humans having such a difficult time initiating communication with the Motie Engineer?

6. How does Sally raise the tension level surrounding what to do with the alien pod?

7. Who sees the risk in the escaped Moties aboard the MacArthur?

8. How are the scientists anthropomorphizing the Moties?

9. What, finally, impresses everyone that the escaped Moties on the MacArthur pose a problem?

10. Why are the humans on Mote Prime recalled to the ship via secret code?

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