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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 Blaine is first promoted to Captain, where was he supposed to take the ship for repairs?
(a) New England.
(b) New London.
(c) New Scotland.
(d) New France.

2. What kind of alert does Rod issue when he finds the mini-Moties have made alterations to his ship?
(a) Intruder alert.
(b) Evacuation alert.
(c) Battle alert.
(d) Silent alert.

3. Where does Jonathan go so he can have a secure discussion with his captain?
(a) A closet.
(b) The airlock.
(c) Space.
(d) The engineering room.

4. Who lets one of the small Motie creatures escape onto the MacArthur?
(a) Sandra.
(b) Renner.
(c) Whitbred.
(d) Shelly.

5. What word do the humans use to describe the atmosphere on the Motie planet?
(a) Dense.
(b) Arid.
(c) Confusing.
(d) Complex.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is the MacArthur going to move further away from the Motie ship after the miniature Motie escaped?

2. What kind of picture do the men seek to see in The Church of Him?

3. The humans feel what emotion when they see that the Motie Whitbred brought to the ship is only interested in one thing?

4. The first Motie that Sally meets has an amazing capacity for doing what to her environment?

5. What is not present to help Rob get to the Mote system?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Hardy point out about the different viewpoints on the ship?

3. What is the blindness that afflicts the humans when they visit the Motie zoo?

4. How are the scientists anthropomorphizing the Moties?

5. How is the urgency of the local Navy headquarters made clear in Chapter 4?

6. Why did the Motie Engineer bring the smaller Moties on the human ship?

7. How does the third person narrator help the story in Chapter 14?

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

9. How are the human scientists not being objective observers regarding the Moties?

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

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