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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of picture do the men seek to see in The Church of Him?
(a) A two-dimensional picture.
(b) A portrait.
(c) A holograph.
(d) A landscape.

2. In Part 1, Chapter 3, what does Horace search for?
(a) Information.
(b) Escape.
(c) Proof.
(d) Money.

3. What title does Sandra Fuller Bright hold?
(a) Doctor.
(b) Engineer.
(c) Commander.
(d) Lady.

4. When Rod holds a dinner party in Part 1, Chapter 3, who is invited?
(a) Officers and passengers.
(b) Officers and enlisted.
(c) Officers only.
(d) Officers and guests.

5. What kind of alert does Rod issue when he finds the mini-Moties have made alterations to his ship?
(a) Intruder alert.
(b) Battle alert.
(c) Silent alert.
(d) Evacuation alert.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kinds of civilizations has Sally found while digging on the planet?

2. The alien found in the pod is a highly-developed what?

3. What is the name given, by the humans, to the approaching Motie ship?

4. What kind of promotion does Rod receive before commanding the MacArthur into the Mote?

5. Sally first tries to communicate with the Motie by drawing what?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Rod suppress his feelings of fear in approaching the alien vessel?

2. What are the first hints about the incredible age of the Motie civilization?

3. What is one ability of humans that confuses the Moties?

4. Why did the Motie Engineer bring the smaller Moties on the human ship?

5. What has the assignment to bring the alien pod on board the MacArthur done for the crew?

6. Why are the humans on Mote Prime recalled to the ship via secret code?

7. What are Admiral Kutuzov's orders regarding the MacArthur?

8. How does the third person narrator help the story in Chapter 14?

9. What is the blindness that afflicts the humans when they visit the Motie zoo?

10. Who sees the risk in the escaped Moties aboard the MacArthur?

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