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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 31-38.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long does it take the disturbance in Chapter 17 to subside?
(a) Fifteen minutes.
(b) Half an hour.
(c) One hour.
(d) Two hours.

2. What does Dr. Bose long for?
(a) More immigration.
(b) The unexpected.
(c) New faces and unexpected behavior.
(d) Familiar faces and ordinary days.

3. Who are the first three explorers on Rama?
(a) Norton, Calvert, and Price.
(b) Mercer, Calvert, and Myron.
(c) Mercer, Myron, and Price.
(d) Norton, Mercer, and Myron.

4. According to Chapter 18, how many "linear suns" switched on?
(a) Six.
(b) Eight.
(c) Four.
(d) Three.

5. What is a light curve?
(a) The extent to which an asteroid waxes over a period of hours.
(b) The degree to which an asteroid's orbit bends.
(c) A slow variation in the brilliance of all asteroids.
(d) The extent to which an asteroid wanes over a period of hours.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Chapter 9, Rama's orbit is heading directly to where?

2. What is constructed from six empty storage drums held together by a light metal framework?

3. What does Jimmy grab off of the back of the crab-like creature?

4. On the ascent back to the Endeavour, who is the last to leave the plain on Rama?

5. When the pillbox-shaped structure starts to move, it looks like what object?

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