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2001: A Space Odyssey
Arthur C. Clarke
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Part One (Chapters 1–6)
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Part Six (Chapters 41–47)
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David Bowman
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Part One (Chapters 1-6)
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Part Three (Chapters 15-20)
Parts Three and Four (Chapters 21-24)
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Part Five (Chapters 31-40)
Part Six (Chapters 41-47)
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1
of 5
Apart from the Moon, what planet has Dr. Heywood Floyd traveled to?
Saturn
Jupiter
Mars
Pluto
2
of 5
Along with the United States, which country jointly owns the Space Station that Floyd visits?
U.S.S.R.
China
Canada
Bulgaria
3
of 5
Who or what is Clavius?
An alien race
A moon crater
An astronaut
A Chinese invention
4
of 5
How old is TMA-1, which Floyd goes to the Moon to see?
Three thousand years
Five hundred thousand years
One million years
Three million years
5
of 5
Which country did Michaels and the excavators originally suspect was responsible for the black slab they unearthed?
U.S.S.R.
China
Canada
Bulgaria
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