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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who must Nessus go see when the group arrives at the puppeteer planet?
(a) His doctor.
(b) His wife.
(c) Those-who-lead.
(d) The President.

2. What is the name of Nessus's quantum II ship?
(a) Long Shot.
(b) The Cube.
(c) U.S.S. Freedom.
(d) Betty.

3. What is Louis's office protected from?
(a) Break-ins.
(b) Fires.
(c) Spy beams.
(d) Falling stars.

4. What are Pierson's puppeteers known for?
(a) Their cowardice.
(b) Their beauty.
(c) Their chivalry.
(d) Their love of snakes.

5. How many wars were the humans able to defeat the kzin in?
(a) Three.
(b) Five.
(c) One.
(d) Four.

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

7. Why is the quantum II hyperdrive engine useless to the puppeteers?
(a) They have a faster engine that they have invented.
(b) They are scared of space travel.
(c) They already can warp themselves anywhere in space.
(d) They do not need space ships to fly.

8. What does Nessus get Speaker to agree to if Nessus does not return?
(a) That he will find Nessus.
(b) That he will not go on the mission.
(c) That he will lead the mission in Nessus's place.
(d) That he will stay on the puppeteer planet always.

9. Who does Teela Brown remind Louis of?
(a) Diana.
(b) Paula.
(c) Mimi.
(d) Angela.

10. What does Nessus use to kill one of the native attackers in the city?
(a) A light saber.
(b) His claws.
(c) The disintegrator.
(d) His hind foot.

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

12. What are the cat-like aliens Louis and Nessus see in the they travel to?
(a) Kzin.
(b) Opelion.
(c) Tiglons.
(d) Purrdin.

13. What birthday is Louis Wu celebrating at the start of the novel?
(a) His 199th.
(b) His 150th.
(c) His 100th.
(d) His 200th.

14. Who broke Louis's heart long long ago?
(a) Anya Kornikova.
(b) Maria Chekov.
(c) Lucy Sharapova.
(d) Paula Cherenkov.

15. Who objects to travel in statis during the mission?
(a) Louis.
(b) Teela.
(c) Speaker.
(d) Nessus.

Short Answer Questions

1. What job does Speaker-to-Animals hold in the first chapter of the story?

2. Where has the Liar landed on Ringworld?

3. What does the hyperdrive technology mean to Speaker?

4. The ship taking the crew to Ringworld is designed to be piloted by whom?

5. What is Zignamuclickclick?

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