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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17-23.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the first Character introduced in Chapter 2?
(a) Commander Norton
(b) Professor Davidson
(c) Dr. Price.
(d) Dr. Stenton.

2. How does one astronomer refer to asteroids?
(a) Fireworks of the heavens.
(b) Arrows of outrageously bad fortune.
(c) Pests of gigantic proportion.
(d) Vermin of the skies.

3. How many members of the United Planets are there?
(a) Nine.
(b) Six.
(c) Ten.
(d) Twelve.

4. What cities narrowly miss being destroyed in the 20th century?
(a) Padua and Verona.
(b) Venice and Rome.
(c) Moscow and Vladivostok.
(d) New York and London.

5. What words does the author use to portray the vast majority of asteroids?
(a) "...were almost always under 500 kilos and small enough to fit in a backyard swimming pool."
(b) "...were simply massive rocks the size of a small car."
(c) "... were just under forty kilometers in diameter."
(d) "... were merely oversize boulders that would fit into a small park."

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 5, what streams from the newly-opened pillbox "like dazzling diamonds as the brilliant sunlight caught them"?

2. What does the Commander decide to do about the priority message to earth?

3. Who asks the Commander to send a priority message to the earth?

4. Twice a day the explorers must perform an action. What is it?

5. Who are the first three explorers on Rama?

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