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Arthur C. Clarke

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What is Stormgren's job?

(A) He is a television set designer

(B) He is an astrophysicist

(D) He is a professional boxer

Who is Wainright?

(A) The Secretary-General of the United Nations

(B) The husband of Jean Morrel

(D) The leader of the Freedom League

What city does Karellen's ship hover over?

(A) New York

(B) London

(D) Los Angeles

Who kidnaps Stormgren?

(A) The Overlords

(B) A radical contingent of the Freedom League

(D) George Greggson

How long are the Overlords on Earth before they reveal their physical appearance?

(A) 100 years

(B) 5 years

(D) They never reveal themselves

Which Overlord attends a party thrown by Rupert Boyce?

(A) Rashaverak

(B) Vindarten

(D) Karellen

At the séance, who is the "channel" that provides the location of the Overlords' sun?

(A) George Greggson

(B) Rupert Boyce

(D) Jean Morrel

What is Rashaverak's area of interest?

(A) Zoology

(B) Paleontology

(D) Astrophysics

Which is the Overlords' sun?

(A) Caladan

(B) NGS 549672

(D) Melmac

What is Dr. Sullivan's profession?

(A) His is an astrophysicist

(B) He is a comfort specialist

(D) He is a marine biologist

Who is Thanthalteresco?

(A) The Overlord who attends Rupert Boyce's party

(B) The chairman of the New Athens governing committee

(D) The Overlord who inspects New Athens

What happens to New Athens?

(A) It is destroyed in a tsunami

(B) Its citizens detonate it with a nuclear bomb

(D) It declines and falls from prominence

Whom do the Overlords serve?

(A) Stormgren

(B) The Overmind

(D) An intergalactic federation

What is the first mental power Jennifer Greggson exibits?

(A) Telepathy

(B) Telekinesis

(D) A penchant for mathematics

In what approximate time period does part II of the book ("The Golden Age") take place?

(A) The 2050s

(B) The 2100s

(D) The late 1990s

In what does Jan Rodricks hide in order to stow away on an Overlord ship?

(A) A stuffed elephant

(B) An empty supply container

(D) A stuffed sperm whale

What is George Greggson's occupation in New Athens?

(A) He is Secretary-General

(B) He is chairman of the governing committee

(D) He is a set designer for the community theater

How does Karellen force South Africa to end discrimination?

(A) He drives its leader insane

(B) He blots out the sun for half an hour

(D) He asks politely but firmly

Which Overlord befriends Jan Rodricks on the Overlord homeworld?

(A) Vindarten

(B) Rashaverak

(D) Thanthalteresco

Who is the first person or people to see Karellen?

(A) George Greggson

(B) Two young children

(D) Stormgren

Who is the first child to begin transforming into something other than human?

(A) Jennifer Greggson

(B) The son of Rupert and Maia Boyce

(D) Jan Rodricks

What does Rupert Boyce use in his séance to answer questions?

(A) A magic 8-ball

(B) Fortune cookies

(D) A Ouija board

Who is Jan Rodricks's brother-in-law?

(A) Rupert Boyce

(B) George Greggson

(D) Karellen

What can the Overlords never do?

(A) Evolve to join the Overmind

(B) Achieve lightspeed travel

(D) Colonize other planets

How many years pass between the time Jan Rodrick leaves and the time he returns?

(A) Five years

(B) Two hundred years

(D) Eighty years

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