Seveneves Quiz

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Why is Markus Leuker consumed with the idea of the Big Ride? (from Section 4, Chapters 10—12)

To ensure he's immortalized as humankind's savior.

It's the only way to provide humankind with absolute shelter from space debris and radiation.

To distract him from despair over losing his family on Earth.

To prove its superiority over the other two options of "Dump and Run" and "Pure Swarm."

Why does Alaskan miner Rufus MacQuarie use an antique telegraph key and Morse code to communicate with his space-based daughter? (from Section 1, Chapters 1—3)

This system is impervious to Internet spying and excessive bandwidth traffic.

No one alive remembers how to read Morse code except Rufus' daughter.

Rufus is a Luddite and despises high technology.

The antique system is a sentimental gift from Rufus' deceased wife.

The Casting of Lots (where young women and men were chosen to become "Arkers") proves to be not as random as planned, resulting in Venezuelan protesters threatening to fire weaponized rockets at the nearby space port used to launch vital supplies to the Cloud Ark. U.S. president Julia Flaherty orders a limited nuclear strike and wipes out the "pirate" ships. What prompted this? (from Section 3, Chapters 7—9)

Elitist politicians picking and choosing for sameness over diversity, and lying about it.

China, in cahoots with the United States, wants complete control over the launches.

The President is sinking into madness because national leaders are forbidden to abandon their countries for life in orbit.

The protesters fired the first round.

During the spacecraft Endurance's 3-year flight to Cleft, how is incoming lunar debris avoided? (from Section 4, Chapters 10—12)

By staying in an orbit much higher than the debris field.

Through deploying massive shields built from asteroid-mined iron.

Through three shifts of full-time sensor watchers, and constant thruster firings to avoid detected threats.

By zapping rocks with a military-grade beam weapon.

When Moira refers to Dr. Dubois as a "Cheerleader for the Ark," he struggles to suppress anger. Why? (from Section 3, Chapters 7—9)

He's angry in general to be separated from his wife and children, who will die on the ground without him.

Because Moira is right. The President sent Dubois up because the public knows—and trusts—him to tell the truth, but Dubois knows he must tell some lies to preserve order on Earth.

Moira doesn't respect his genuine intelligence.

He resents the attack on his maleness.