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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 23, The God Gambit.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to Nessus when he gets stuck in a wire trap?
(a) The crew leaves him.
(b) He loses a hand.
(c) The natives attack him.
(d) One of his heads is cut off.

2. What does the crew decide to name their new ship?
(a) Lying Bastard.
(b) Expedition.
(c) Freedom.
(d) Headquarters.

3. How do the crew members plan to travel to get help on the Ringworld?
(a) On their flycycles.
(b) By foot.
(c) On glider boards.
(d) On horseback.

4. After arriving at the puppeteer planet, what useless information does Louis now know?
(a) The capital of the puppeteer planet.
(b) How the puppeteers keep from reproducing.
(c) Speaker's favorite food.
(d) The location of the puppeteer home world.

5. Why did the puppeteers disappear?
(a) They could not help it, their planet got sucked into a black hole.
(b) They wanted to conquer other galaxies for themselves.
(c) They heard that a galactic core had exploded and would reach them in 20,000 years.
(d) They were threatened by the Seekers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are Louis's feelings towards Teela?

2. What kind of structure is in the force field?

3. What is a bandersnatch?

4. What type of theoretical device does Louis think Ringworld is similar to in Chapter 8?

5. What is the name of Nessus's quantum II ship?

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