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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7, Stepping Discs.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the kzin history with humans full of?
(a) Friendship and allied forces.
(b) Bloody wars.
(c) Cold idealogical wars.
(d) There is no history between the two.

2. Where do the crew members go to pick up their ship?
(a) The Orion Belt colony.
(b) The East Solar space station.
(c) The Bock brorough.
(d) The Sol system settlement.

3. At the end of Chapter 3, what does Louis say the mission is?
(a) Easier than a teleport to Beruit.
(b) A suicide mission.
(c) The greatest adventure ever.
(d) Mankind's only hope.

4. What type of pilot is the ship built for?
(a) A kzin pilot.
(b) A human pilot.
(c) A puppeteer pilot.
(d) A robot pilot.

5. What does Chiron say their mission is for the Ringworld?
(a) To conquer it.
(b) To find new interstellar travel technology.
(c) To investigate it.
(d) To prepare it for the puppeteer arrival.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a variable sword?

2. How does the crew travel through the puppeteer city?

3. What is Nessus's response when he learns Teela has agreed to come on the mission?

4. What does the hyperdrive technology mean to Louis?

5. Who stays with Louis when Nessus leaves to search for the fourth crew member?

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