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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who stays with Louis when Nessus leaves to search for the fourth crew member?
(a) Teela.
(b) Speaker.
(c) No one.
(d) His wife.

2. What does Nessus think about Teela in Chapter 11?
(a) That she is annoying.
(b) That she is dangerous.
(c) That she is not lucky afterall.
(d) That she needs to be more helpful.

3. In Chapter 2, why does Nessus say he has asked a kzin to come on his mission?
(a) Because kzin are smart.
(b) To be their intergallactic guide.
(c) Because kzin are known for their adventourous spirit.
(d) To protect him.

4. What reason does Nessus give for the puppeteers not wiping out the kzin race?
(a) They are gentle giants.
(b) The kzin are related to puppeteers and they will not destroy them.
(c) The kzin are indestructible.
(d) The kzin are not as dangerous to others anymore.

5. Where does the crew end up landing in Chapter 12?
(a) A plateau.
(b) The port.
(c) A meadow.
(d) A forest.

6. What is the Kempler rosette?
(a) A travelling space station powered by humans.
(b) A beautiful constellation.
(c) A dying star.
(d) Five connected planets moving through space.

7. Who is the first crewmember to leave the ship on the Ringworld?
(a) Nessus.
(b) Louis.
(c) Speaker.
(d) Teela.

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

9. How does Speaker interpret the lack of radio communication from the Ringworld?
(a) As an insult.
(b) As a sign that they are undeveloped.
(c) As a reason to turn around and leave.
(d) As an open invitation to land.

10. What is Nessus's response when he learns Teela has agreed to come on the mission?
(a) He nods and walks away.
(b) He howls with terror.
(c) He is overjoyed.
(d) He does a happy jig.

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

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

13. What type of theoretical device does Louis think Ringworld is similar to in Chapter 8?
(a) A Dyson Sphere.
(b) A Rayon Cylinder.
(c) A Merical zone.
(d) A Pandora Arc.

14. How does Louis see Teela in light of her lack of understanding of pain and fear?
(a) He thinks she is lucky.
(b) He thinks she is more evolved.
(c) He thinks she is evil.
(d) He thinks she is undeveloped.

15. What happens if Nessus has to use the tasp on Speaker too many times?
(a) Speaker will die.
(b) Speaker will stop responding to it.
(c) Speaker will become enslaved to it.
(d) Speaker will shrink.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Louis think about being born lucky?

2. How does Nessus win over Louis and get him to come on his mysterious mission?

3. What does the hyperdrive technology mean to Louis?

4. What information does Louis try to get from Nessus in Chapter 4?

5. What does Louis realize about Teela in the beginning of Chapter 4?

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