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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What birthday is Louis Wu celebrating at the start of the novel?
(a) His 199th.
(b) His 200th.
(c) His 150th.
(d) His 100th.
2. In Chapter 2, why does Nessus say he has asked a kzin to come on his mission?
(a) To be their intergallactic guide.
(b) Because kzin are smart.
(c) Because kzin are known for their adventourous spirit.
(d) To protect him.
3. What is Zignamuclickclick?
(a) The crumbling city the crew goes to.
(b) The leader of the native people.
(c) The temple of the Great God.
(d) The language of Ringworld.
4. How old is Teela Brown?
(a) 21 years-old.
(b) 25 years-old.
(c) 19 years-old.
(d) 16 years-old.
5. Who the Outsiders?
(a) A trading species who buy and sell technology.
(b) A peaceful people who welcome all travelers.
(c) Mutants from the puppeteer's experiments.
(d) Corrupted humans who barter with illegal aliens.
6. What does the hyperdrive technology mean to Speaker?
(a) He will be famous.
(b) He can return to his home planet.
(c) He may be allowed a name by his people.
(d) He can travel the universe.
7. Who does Teela Brown remind Louis of?
(a) Paula.
(b) Angela.
(c) Diana.
(d) Mimi.
8. Who objects to travel in statis during the mission?
(a) Nessus.
(b) Louis.
(c) Speaker.
(d) Teela.
9. What does the hyperdrive technology mean to Louis?
(a) He can be rich.
(b) He will be the technological leader of earth.
(c) He can his people from the future explosion.
(d) He can travel anywhere he wants.
10. What does Louis realize about Teela in the beginning of Chapter 4?
(a) She really is not lucky.
(b) She has never been truly hurt.
(c) She has her own plan for the Ringworld.
(d) She is not very smart.
11. How many lights does Louis see in the Kempler rosette?
(a) Five.
(b) Four.
(c) Seven.
(d) Ten.
12. How do the puppeteers avoid reproducing?
(a) The are bred infertile.
(b) Abstinence.
(c) Medication.
(d) Prayer.
13. What is the Blind Spot referred to in Chapter 5?
(a) Any part of unknown space.
(b) The underbelly of the ship.
(c) The spot directly behind the ship.
(d) Looking out into hyperspace.
14. What reason does Nessus give for the puppeteers not wiping out the kzin race?
(a) They are gentle giants.
(b) The kzin are indestructible.
(c) The kzin are not as dangerous to others anymore.
(d) The kzin are related to puppeteers and they will not destroy them.
15. How does the spaceport on the ring look to the crew on the ship?
(a) Hostile.
(b) Crowded and busy.
(c) Open but not very busy.
(d) Dark and deserted.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why does Teela finally decide to join the mission?
2. Where does the crew end up landing in Chapter 12?
3. What is the Kempler rosette?
4. Why does Louis object to Teela as a candidate for the mission?
5. At the end of Chapter 3, what does Louis say the mission is?
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