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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which way do "clocks and corkscrews" turn on Rama?
(a) The opposite direction as on Earth.
(b) Forwards.
(c) The same direction as on Earth.
(d) In and out.

2. How old is Dr. Bose?
(a) Seventy-nine years old.
(b) Eighty-nine years old.
(c) One hundred fifteen years old.
(d) Sixty-three years old.

3. Why is a cloud of vapor sent toward Rama?
(a) To see if it will interact with Rama and produce "fireworks."
(b) To see if Rama has enough gravity to hold an atmosphere.
(c) To see if it will be sucked into the interior of Rama.
(d) As a method to measure the temperature on the surface of Rama.

4. What does the Commander think about the amount of responsibility he must shoulder on this mission?
(a) He enjoys having the lion's share of decision-making authority.
(b) He is uncertain that it is smart to put all decision-making authority in the hands of one commander.
(c) He wishes he had less decision-making authority.
(d) He is glad that some of the decisions are made by those on Earth, but also envies navigators of the past.

5. What location has one-third as much gravity as Earth?
(a) Rama.
(b) Mars.
(c) The moon.
(d) Endeavour.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the origin of the name of object 31/149?

2. What location is home to more than a million people who had their hearing permanently damaged in 2077?

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

4. How does one astronomer refer to asteroids?

5. What is Sita?

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