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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) Forwards.
(b) The same direction as on Earth.
(c) The opposite direction as on Earth.
(d) In and out.

2. How long is the normal "day" for a normal asteroid versus one for Rama?
(a) About the same as for Mars and Venus.
(b) Several hours versus four minutes.
(c) About the same as for the Earth and the Moon.
(d) Nearly twelve hours versus about an hour.

3. What does the first images of Rama prove?
(a) The color of Rama fluctuates from black to shades of gray to white.
(b) Rama is not a natural object.
(c) The body of Rama is geometrically imperfect.
(d) Rama is too far away to see clearly.

4. Where on Rama does the Endeavour land?
(a) In the shadows of the structures near the axis.
(b) At the very center.
(c) At the North Pole.
(d) Near the sundial in the sunlit portion.

5. What event do the inhabitants of Earth see as inevitable?
(a) The overpopulation of Earth.
(b) Catastrophic destruction caused by a meteorite from space landing in an inhabited city.
(c) Continued cosmic bombardment of the Moon, causing additional scarring of the "face."
(d) The destruction of the city of Venice by a tsunami, caused by the eruption of Krakatoa.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the book describe the world's population at the end of the 21st century?

2. After how many years does PROJECT SPACEGUARD justify its existence?

3. The reference to the five giants is referring to what group of five?

4. What slides out of the wall of the pillbox-shaped structure?

5. What is Sita?

(see the answer key)

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