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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 24-30.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who asks the Commander to send a priority message to the earth?
(a) Boris Rodrigo.
(b) Dr. Taylor.
(c) Dr. Petera.
(d) Laura Ernst.

2. How does Commander Norton feel about landing on Rama?
(a) Filled with trepedation.
(b) A healthy dose of caution.
(c) A sense of danger and surprise.
(d) A mixture of elation and anxiety.

3. In Chapter 17, what makes the sound that wakes the whole camp?
(a) Driving rain drumming on the metal structures.
(b) Storm-force winds.
(c) Ice sheets breaking up.
(d) An earthquake.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 28, who is Jimmy being compared to?

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

3. Hub Control diagnoses the problem at the sixth small spike as resulting from what?

4. When did the inhabitants of Europe see a dazzling fireball appear in the eastern sky?

5. Who seems to be the most concerned that Rama's secret mission is to dominate the solar system?

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