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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What new craft do Pitt and Giordino pick up at LAX in Chapter 48?
(a) A hovercraft.
(b) A blimp.
(c) A helicopter.
(d) A hot air balloon.

2. What does Jack hide in and drive toward a couple of guards on the Odyssey?
(a) A riding lawnmower.
(b) A Jeep.
(c) A motorized platform.
(d) A golf cart.

3. What type of missile does the crew of the Koguryo plan to use on the Icarus?
(a) A Japanese WD-40.
(b) A Chinese CSA-4.
(c) A Korean MD-80.
(d) A Chinese CSA-65.

4. How long does the launch countdown for a rocket fired from a Sea Launch platform last?
(a) 48 hours.
(b) 36 hours.
(c) 24 hours.
(d) 72 hours.

5. What does Tongju tell the Ukrainian engineers to do in order to launch the weapons toward the U.S. mainland?
(a) Ignore the weather and hold their position.
(b) Follow orders no matter what and not bother him with details.
(c) Scrub the weapon launch.
(d) Move the Koguryo closer to the U.S. coast.

6. What is the Badger?
(a) A blimp.
(b) A helicopter.
(c) A submersible research vessel.
(d) A pilotless drone.

7. What causes a shadow to fall across the Odyssey launch platform, which causes Dirk's heart to skip a beat?
(a) The Romulus.
(b) The Icarus.
(c) The Goodyear Blimp.
(d) The Sun Voyager.

8. What kind of engine does the rocket being fired from the Odyssey have?
(a) An RD-171.
(b) An RD-120.
(c) An R2-D2.
(d) An RD-220.

9. What is the LASH system?
(a) An optical sytem used to track targets the eye cannot see.
(b) A system of tracking UFOs.
(c) A new weapon used in air warfare.
(d) A new family of supercomputers.

10. How does Pitt Sr. think Kang will deliver the biological weapon to the United States?
(a) With the Korean equivalent of a Navy SEAL team.
(b) With a submarine-fired missile.
(c) With a commercial freighter.
(d) With an ICBM.

11. What do the submerged pontoons on board the Odyssey do?
(a) Make the platform more stable in storms.
(b) Give the Odyssey enough stability to launch rockets.
(c) Provide a stable platform for ships which wish to dock.
(d) Act as artificial reefs.

12. What type of engines drive the Icarus?
(a) BMW.
(b) General Electric.
(c) Rolls-Royce.
(d) Porsche.

13. What is the issue with the Ukrainian launch engineers prior to the launch from the Koguryo?
(a) They wanted to mutiny.
(b) They wanted better sleeping quarters.
(c) They felt they weren't receiving enough pay.
(d) They couldn't agree on where to position the platform for launch.

14. What is the first sign of an imminent rocket launch off the Sea Launch platform?
(a) The support tower falling away.
(b) The roaring rush of fresh water.
(c) The smoke from the launch itself.
(d) The clouds of liquid hydrogen.

15. Why are Dirk and Summer sent to Korea on a government jet?
(a) They are to negotiate with Kang.
(b) They are to provide the military with intelligence of Kang's defenses.
(c) They are to parachute in to Kang's home compound.
(d) They are to appear on Korean national television.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where are the remains of the rocket payload taken to for analysis?

2. What is lost in the news during the reporting of the failed missile launch?

3. What does Pitt do to free the Badger from the Odyssey's pontoon?

4. What does Pitt do with one of Al's cigars as the Icarus hovers over Tongju's getaway craft?

5. What kind of engines drive the Icarus?

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