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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Ransom is a professor of:
(a) herbology
(b) philology or languages
(c) sociology
(d) astronomy

2. The effect of weightlessness is countered by:
(a) pressurization
(b) a weight belt
(c) an ionic deconverter
(d) magnetic boots

3. Who are the pfifltriggi?
(a) Another race of people on the planet
(b) The council of elders under Oyarsa
(c) The slaves of the hross
(d) Small, dwarf like humanoid creatures who live on the ocean

4. What feeling is Ransom fighting as he leaves Hyoi's boat?
(a) Feeling so desolate over Hyoi's death that he is unable to function
(b) Giving himself up to Weston and Devine
(c) Returning to the hross village instead of going to the mountains
(d) Laying down and going to sleep

5. Why does Ransom think about suicide?
(a) He is depressed
(b) He figures he could mess up Devine's plan if he was dead
(c) He's very home sick and fears he'll never see earth again
(d) He thinks it would be better than death at the hand of some terrible beast

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ransom do with the Hross?

2. What does Ransom what to prove to the hross during the hnakra hunt?

3. After Devine questions Ransom, what does he learn?

4. Why is Ransom confused as he climbs through the mountain pass?

5. As Ransom loses consciousness what does he sense?

(see the answer key)

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