Seveneves Quiz

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Why are the Red faction (descendants of those who broke away from the Cloud Ark) so solicitous of the Diggers? (from Section 5, Chapter 13—Epilogue)

The Diggers have iron reserves much needed in habitat-ring construction.

Because all Reds are descendants of Rufus MacQuarie.

To make up for destruction—via ocean floor strip-mining—wrought upon the Pingers (Old Earth undersea survivors, descended from nuclear submarine commander Cal Blankenship).

They wish to reap the rewards and accolades for making first contact.

Why do exasperated ground-based engineers demand Dinah send out her robots to capture images of the International Space Station? (from Section 2, Chapters 4—6)

To collect material for bragging rights.

To check the exterior for micrometeorite damage.

For proof-of-concept verification of robot prototypes.

Their CAD (Computer-Aided Design) software can't keep up with the pace of construction and modification.

When the Diggers (descendants of Old Earth's Rufus MacQuarie) are discovered to have survived underground 5,000 years after Hard Rain, why is their leader hostile toward Spacers? (from Section 5, Chapter 13—Epilogue)

Spacers have killed Diggers.

He resents Spacers' "reclaiming" a world no longer theirs.

He fears losing control and authority over his womb-like world.

He hates Spacers for their cowardly abandonment of the planet.

All moon fragments, except Peach Pit, constantly collide and break into smaller pieces that threaten Earth. Why is Peach Pit resistant? (from Section 2, Chapters 4—6)

It follows a different orbit.

Some mysterious force repels debris.

It's the moon's primordial iron core. The other chunks are conventional rocks.

It has local gravity.

The Casting of Lots (where young women and men were chosen to become "Arkers") proves to be not as random as planned, resulting in Venezuelan protesters threatening to fire weaponized rockets at the nearby space port used to launch vital supplies to the Cloud Ark. U.S. president Julia Flaherty orders a limited nuclear strike and wipes out the "pirate" ships. What prompted this? (from Section 3, Chapters 7—9)

Elitist politicians picking and choosing for sameness over diversity, and lying about it.

The protesters fired the first round.

China, in cahoots with the United States, wants complete control over the launches.

The President is sinking into madness because national leaders are forbidden to abandon their countries for life in orbit.