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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After how many years does PROJECT SPACEGUARD justify its existence?
(a) Fifty.
(b) One hundred.
(c) Thirty.
(d) One hundred and twenty.

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

3. How big is the mass of Rama?
(a) At least a trillion tons.
(b) At least ten trillion tons.
(c) At least a billion tons.
(d) At least a million tons.

4. What slides out of the wall of the pillbox-shaped structure?
(a) A wheel.
(b) Crossed bars.
(c) A claw.
(d) A tentacle.

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

6. For the Commander, Straight Valley reminds him of what part of his past?
(a) His childhood in the foothills.
(b) An education in industrial archaeology, abandoned in college.
(c) His first marriage.
(d) A summer vacation in England.

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

8. What location is home to more than a million people who had their hearing permanently damaged in 2077?
(a) Padua.
(b) Verona.
(c) Russia.
(d) Austria.

9. 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) The destruction of the city of Venice by a tsunami, caused by the eruption of Krakatoa.
(d) Continued cosmic bombardment of the Moon, causing additional scarring of the "face."

10. What are the Calypso, Beagle, and Challenger waiting for?
(a) Orders to rendezvous with the Endeavour.
(b) Extra propellant.
(c) Refueling.
(d) A possible distress signal from the Endeavour.

11. In Chapter 3, who is the current chairman of the Space Advisory Council?
(a) Dr. Stenton.
(b) Commander Norton.
(c) Professor Davidson.
(d) Dr. Price.

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

13. Which "city" on Rama is assumed to be more like an enormous factory or chemical processing plant?
(a) Paris.
(b) Tokyo.
(c) Peking.
(d) New York.

14. According to Chapter 1, what happens after the initial shock wore off in 2077?
(a) The wealth of the world was squandered as many countries attempted to destroy weapons launched at their citizens.
(b) A great war broke out that caused losses of more than a trillion dollars.
(c) Skills long forgotten were revived and taught in colleges and universities.
(d) The people of Earth became united and determined.

15. Why does the Commander choose to land the Endeavour off-center?
(a) It was smart not to block the "front door" with the Endeavour.
(b) The Endeavour has a side exit ramp.
(c) Gravity would interfere less if the Endeavour lands off-center.
(d) It is the cautious way to land on an unknown location.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the main tenet of the Fifth Church of Christ?

2. What is the object that is first cataloged as 31/439?

3. What is Straight Valley?

4. What is used for a far nobler purpose at the end of Chapter 1?

5. Why is Dr. Bose "exiled" from the Earth?

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