Seveneves Quiz

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When U.S. President Julia Bliss Flaherty describes the proposed Cloud Ark Swarm as a "distributed architecture," what does she mean? (from Section 1, Chapters 1—3)

The Cloud Ark is designed to mimic a beehive.

The Cloud Ark's orbit will be modeled with random number generators.

The construction is to be distributed among a global collective.

Widely separated sections, in order to decentralize and protect the Human Genetic Archive from incoming lunar debris.

Why does Alaskan miner Rufus MacQuarie use an antique telegraph key and Morse code to communicate with his space-based daughter? (from Section 1, Chapters 1—3)

No one alive remembers how to read Morse code except Rufus' daughter.

Rufus is a Luddite and despises high technology.

The antique system is a sentimental gift from Rufus' deceased wife.

This system is impervious to Internet spying and excessive bandwidth traffic.

Dr. Dubois argues with journalist Tavistock Prowse, who believes humans will quickly adjust to life in space. Dubois disagrees. The solution is to get back to nature where we came from. According to Prowse, Dubois is wrong. Why? (from Section 2, Chapters 4—6)

Humans have evolved beyond the simple needs of food, water, and sex, and have enormous capacities for adaptability and survival under high levels of uncertainty.

Dubois romanticizes everything.

Prowse wants a spot on ISS, and will do anything to discredit Dubois.

Prowse is an opinionated bore.

Rhys Aitken, British ISS crew member, has ice shipped up for Dinah MacQuarie. To what use does she put it? (from Section 2, Chapters 4—6)

Testing of her "ice Nats," insect-like robots designed to crawl on and tunnel through comets.

Reduction of swelling in an unreported injury that will get her sent back to Earth.

The chilling of after-work drinks.

Production of illegal ice cream.

President Flaherty illegally flees Earth in an experimental Space Shuttle-like craft, and must be rescued by Ivy Xiao and Dinah MacQuarie, who literally want to kill her for this stunt. Why? (from Section 3, Chapters 7—9)

The two women strongly object to Flaherty's nuking the protesters.

Ivy and Dinah know Flaherty will attempt to usurp command from Markus Leuker.

Because Flaherty has selfishly squandered a billion-dollar piece of hardware.

The Cloud Ark and its hundreds of arklets must waste precious fuel reserved for avoidance of lunar debris in order to move out of Flaherty's reckless course.