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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 do the men sent to the MacArthur to set the self-destruct sequence have to take to get off the MacArthur?
(a) Jet packs.
(b) Space taxi.
(c) Lifeboat pods.
(d) A spacewalk.

2. Kutuzov wants to take the gift ship home but is not excited about what?
(a) Having it on board his ship.
(b) Having it near human worlds.
(c) Having it near his ship.
(d) Having it connected to his ship.

3. Where does the Lenin go after the MacArthur is destroyed?
(a) Home.
(b) Brigit.
(c) Further into Motie space.
(d) Earth.

4. What describes the Moties language?
(a) Fast and incomprehensible.
(b) Fast and rhythmic.
(c) Fast and high-pitched.
(d) Fast and discordant.

5. How many scientists at the full Commission meeting insist that there have been extensive wars in the history of the Moties?
(a) One.
(b) None.
(c) Two.
(d) Three.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens at the beginning of the war council?

2. Who suggests that the Moties are so well adapted to free-fall that something allowed these adaptations to occur?

3. While Bury is going from the MacArthur to the Lenin, he sees that the Moties have taken over what?

4. Who is the prime human liaison for the Motie Ambassadors on the human ship?

5. Fowler agrees to go along with the Motie counteroffer if what?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does curiosity affect the three men who crashed on Mote Prime?

2. What is the first priority of the midshipmen after escaping from the Motie museum?

3. What does Rod's new position as a Commissioner give him?

4. After the funeral service for the fallen men, how does Kevin help Rod?

5. What makes Horace throw a fit while he is moving between the MacArthur and the Lenin?

6. Once the Motie ambassadors arrive on New Scotland, how do they view the humans?

7. What element does Sally and Rod's relationship demonstrate?

8. How has the MacArthur changed from New Chicago through its destruction?

9. What about the asteroids around Mote Prime shock and amaze the scientists?

10. Why is the truth about the Moties frightening for other races in the cosmos?

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