Seveneves Quiz

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Men on Endurance die more frequently than women. Why? (from Section 4, Chapters 10—12)

Self-sacrifice to ensure the greater good.

Men insist on performing the most dangerous extravehicular activities.

They are more biologically vulnerable to radiation, require more air and food, and simply are not psychologically resilient enough to survive decades in crowded indoor spaces.

Inherent violence results in deadly fights.

Geneticist Moira Crewe is on the under-construction Cloud Ark with the Human Genetic Archive, from which the race can be sustained. Also, she stores digitized DNA on a thumb-drive, and this one day will be converted into biological reality. How? (from Section 3, Chapters 7—9)

Through gene manipulation, using the thumb-drive's genome-mapper.

By inserting the drive into a genetic synthesizer.

A DNA strand based on the data can be produced (after labor-intensive effort) with a few simple precursor chemicals.

By the invention of some far-future method after the Cloud Ark Swarm is established.

Why do later generations not simply employ digital DNA data from Eve Moira's thumb-drive? (from Section 5, Chapter 13—Epilogue)

Political policy forbids this.

This would result in horrible mutations.

The technological skills have been lost to time.

Reverting to the “rootstock” human race is considered as a kind of autogenocide.

Only eight people—all women—end up surviving on Cleft. Since the Human Genetic Archive has been destroyed, how will they sustain humankind's legacy? (from Section 4, Chapters 10—12)

A rogue Cloud Ark vessel piloted by men manages to reach Cleft.

Through automictic parthenogenesis, a method of producing offspring from one parent, and ensuring genetic defects are eliminated.

Some HGA samples were saved in a classified vault.

Sperm can be fabricated artificially in Moira Crewe's genetics lab.

What is the distinction between Kath Two's Survey team, and the other known as Snake Eaters? (from Section 5, Chapter 13—Epilogue)

Kath Two's team are list-makers. Snake Eaters are tasked with weeding out dangerous life-forms.

Survey is forbidden contact with newly-seeded life. Snake Eaters monitor progress of ecosystems.

Survey is an earth-science team. Snake Eaters are special-ops military.

Survey measures landscapes for future habitats. Snake Eaters raise serpent-like creatures as food-stock.