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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do the hross view death?
(a) As the end, that there is no life after death
(b) As a wonderful transformation
(c) As a choice to take when ready
(d) With horror and fear

2. What does the Oyarsa say about Ransom's fear?
(a) Oyarsa tells Ransom that his fear has caused his own troubles and he need not be afraid
(b) That he must not be much of a man if he's frightened
(c) That it's perfectly normal to feel afraid
(d) That fear is good and there is reason for it

3. What does Hyoi tell Ransom about the eldil?
(a) That they tend to be arrogant and demanding
(b) That they are hard to see and Ransom might not be able to see them
(c) That they look like fire
(d) That they are shy creatures and come only at Oyarsa's command

4. When the ship lands what does Ransom think about space?
(a) It is good to get out of space
(b) That space is dead and lifeless
(c) Space is alive and vibrant
(d) That it is lonely in space

5. As they land, what does Random come to believe about planets?
(a) That they are alive and welcoming
(b) They all have human life
(c) That they are accidents of the cosmos
(d) That planets are dull, lifeless islands in space

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first question Oyarsa asks Ransom?

2. What does Ransom's thoughts about space foreshadow?

3. What does Hyoi tell Ransom about war between the three races of Malacandra?

4. What happens to the temperature of the ship as they enter the gravity of Malacandra?

5. Who was Hyoi talking to the day he and Ransom met?

(see the answer key)

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