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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. How long after the pod is brought aboard does it take until a mission is approved to The Mote?
(a) Five days.
(b) One month.
(c) One week.
(d) One day.

2. How is the pod brought into the ship?
(a) It voluntarily came in.
(b) A hook and line.
(c) It was piloted in.
(d) A tractor beam.

3. Who wants an access tunnel built from the Motie ship to the cutter?
(a) Rod.
(b) The civilians.
(c) The Admiral.
(d) The scientists.

4. Sally wants to study societies that fell back into primitivism as the result of what wars?
(a) Revolution Wars.
(b) Independence Wars.
(c) Secession Wars.
(d) Population Wars.

5. How many days does Sinclair spend in the tool room before he is assigned a Fyunch?
(a) Three.
(b) One.
(c) Two.
(d) Four.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Part 1, Chapter 3, what does Horace search for?

3. What kind of studies did Sally Fowler complete?

4. Why do the Moties invite the MacArthur into orbit around their planet?

5. How many arms does the alien on the pod have?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the Moties show the humans while they are on Mote Prime?

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

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

4. Why does the Motie Engineer confuse the humans she first meets with?

5. What emotions does Rod feel when he learns the alien is dead inside the pod?

6. What is the primary purpose of the dinner party in relation to the plot of the story?

7. What words describe Rod Blaine in his first appearance in the book?

8. What is one ability of humans that confuses the Moties?

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

10. What does Bury believe is the measure of an individual?

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