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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Boaz think causes the explosion on the street as the unit marches through the city?
(a) Kids.
(b) Faulty ammunition.
(c) Sewer gas.
(d) An enemy attack.

2. Where does Winston tell Malachi that he will live in the future?
(a) On Titan, then Mercury, then Mars, and then Earth.
(b) On Mercury, then Earth, then Mars, and then Titan.
(c) On Mars, then Mercury, then Earth, and then Titan.
(d) On Earth, then Mercury, then Titan, and then Mars.

3. What is the name of the space corporation's rocket ship?
(a) Atlantis.
(b) Apollo.
(c) The Whale.
(d) The Eagle.

4. What is Malachi known as?
(a) The fastest man on Earth.
(b) The handsomest man on Earth.
(c) The luckiest man on Earth.
(d) The smartest man on Earth.

5. How many soldiers are in the division being discussed at the beginning of "Tent Rentals"?
(a) 1,000.
(b) 10,000.
(c) 15,000.
(d) 5,000.

6. According to Winston, what is the name of the child Malachi will father?
(a) Ohno.
(b) Chrono.
(c) Salo.
(d) Unk.

7. Who is Unk's company commander?
(a) Captain Jonah Burch.
(b) Captain Arnold Ramsfield.
(c) Captain Jonah Ramsfield.
(d) Captain Arnold Burch.

8. According to Fern, at their meeting at the company headquarters, what does Malachi have yet to realize?
(a) That Malachi's father had not been a smart man.
(b) That Malachi's luck has run out.
(c) That Malachi has an emergency slush fund at his disposal.
(d) That Fern is superior to Malachi.

9. What did the second visitor to Noel's room hope to secure from Noel?
(a) A job.
(b) Investment advice.
(c) A conviction.
(d) Insider information.

10. What was one of Noel's guiding rules at the beginning of his investment career?
(a) Noel only bought shares in family-friendly corporations.
(b) Noel only owned shares in one corporation at a time.
(c) Noel only sought companies that believed in space exploration.
(d) Noel only purchased shares in high-growth industries.

11. What does the President of the United States announce as a way to curb unemployment?
(a) The New Age of Space.
(b) The New Age of Modernization.
(c) The New Age of Competition.
(d) The New Age of Exploration.

12. What activity does Unk find particularly pleasant?
(a) Cleaning his rifle.
(b) Cooking for his fellow soldiers.
(c) Shooting hoops with his fellow officers.
(d) Cleaning the barracks.

13. What is in the middle of the soldiers' formation?
(a) A newly appointed company commander.
(b) A stake.
(c) A space ship.
(d) An idol.

14. When Unk is cleaning his rifle in the barracks, what does Boaz encourage him to do?
(a) Desert.
(b) Fight.
(c) Remember.
(d) Laugh.

15. How old are the Martian children when they receive their own antenna implants?
(a) Eight.
(b) Ten.
(c) Fourteen.
(d) Eighteen.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which flag is flying in front of Unk's barracks?

2. As part of the rechristening ceremonies, what will space corporation's rocket ship be renamed?

3. Who is the bound man in the midst of the soldiers?

4. Who was the second visitor to Noel's room at the Wilburhampton?

5. Who is Malachi Constant?

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