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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Gully Foyle's rank on board the Nomad?
(a) Chief Warrant Officer.
(b) Mechanics Mate 3rd Class.
(c) Chief Petty Officer.
(d) Mechanics Mate 1st Class.

2. What is a memo-bead?
(a) A device which records memos and is inserted in the user's ear.
(b) A device worn around the neck for dictation.
(c) A necklace made from synthetic pearls.
(d) A memory-jogging device swallowed by the user.

3. What is Gully Foyle's occupation?
(a) He is a soldier.
(b) He is a miner.
(c) He is a merchant marine.
(d) He is a pilot.

4. What is the name of the sister ship to the Nomad?
(a) The Danube.
(b) The Nile.
(c) The Rhine.
(d) The Vorga.

5. What offer does Dagenham make Foyle in return for information on the Nomad?
(a) Personal land and property on Mars.
(b) Fifty percent of the Nomad's bullion.
(c) Reinstatement to his old job.
(d) Ten percent of the Nomad's bullion.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the distance limit of a jaunte jump?

2. What is the name of the head of psychiatry at the Combined Terran University hospital?

3. What is the name of the fuel which powers the Nomad?

4. Who is the man with the rebuilt platinum skull in Chapter 3?

5. How does Foyle contact the spaceship that approaches the Nomad in Chapter 1?

(see the answer key)

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