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Quiz about Vacuum Diagrams a novel by Stephen Baxter

"Vacuum Diagrams" a novel by Stephen Baxter Quiz

This quiz is made a little differently, I randomly opened it to different sections for my questions. So the questions are in no particular order and they do give quite a bit away.

A multiple-choice quiz by red_stone. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
red_stone

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
273,842

Updated
Dec 03 21

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Question 1 of 10

1. The main part of this book is divided into seven sections. Each part is called an era; what is the title of the first era? Hint

Era: Expansion

Era: Flight

Era: Assimilation

Era: Eve

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Question 2 of 10

2. During the Squeem occupation over Earth, where did the refugees hide? Hint

The Raft

Chiron

Jupiter

Shala

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Question 3 of 10

3. The mummy-cows sing legends and stories; what is the place that the cows sing about called? Hint

Earth

Eight Rooms

Espanola

Hyrule

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Question 4 of 10

4. In order to become a diplomat between humans and an alien race what did Jack Raoul allow the aliens to do to him? Hint

Nothing happened to Jack.

Jack had his essence placed in a virtual world while his body died.

Jack allowed the aliens to turn him into one of them, a Silver Ghost.

There was a direct inter-faze place between Jack's brain and the aliens main computer.

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who discovered how to make a wormhole stable? Hint

Marion Dzik

Raymond Little

Mike Poole

Ruth D'Arc

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Question 6 of 10

6. What is Allel's mother's name? Hint

Lyste

Boyd

Antil

Wytre

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Question 7 of 10

7. What monument did Darby show Rodi? Hint

An ancient colony on Jupiter.

The first spaceship.

The Earth's moon.

An ancient colony on Mars.

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Question 8 of 10

8. What is the artifact that Jones found in the XeeLee home? Hint

A flower

A grave

A radio

A eating utensil

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Question 9 of 10

9. Lieserl was a engineered baby; how fast/slow was her growth rate? Hint

Lieserl aged one year for every week she lived.

Lieserl aged one year for every one day she lived.

Lieserl aged one year for every five years she lived.

Lieserl aged one year foe every ten years she lived.

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Question 10 of 10

10. What is the last era in the book? Hint

The War to End Wars

Expansion

Qax Occupation

Photino Victory

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The main part of this book is divided into seven sections. Each part is called an era; what is the title of the first era?

Answer: Era: Expansion

Each era covers a future time period for humans, telling us about the events of humans and alien species during that time. The first era is dated 3672 AD, the last era in the book begins in 4 101 214 AD.

2. During the Squeem occupation over Earth, where did the refugees hide?

Answer: Chiron

Rather than return to a occupied Earth, to have their space ships dismantled, the refugees made their home on an "ice dwarf". The refugees worked together to colonize Chiron while working on a plan to escape the Squeem.

3. The mummy-cows sing legends and stories; what is the place that the cows sing about called?

Answer: Eight Rooms

In this era the mummy-cows provide nourishment, companionship and warmth for the humans. In the place of Eight Rooms, if the humans can figure out how to use the rooms, particularly the eighth, the last of humanity may be able to escape their dying world.

4. In order to become a diplomat between humans and an alien race what did Jack Raoul allow the aliens to do to him?

Answer: Jack allowed the aliens to turn him into one of them, a Silver Ghost.

Jack's brain and spinal cord, along with a few other organs, were put into the mechanical body of a Silver Ghost. This allowed him to travel to their world.

5. Who discovered how to make a wormhole stable?

Answer: Mike Poole

Using the stable wormholes humans were able to travel great distances in space. The advances in space travel led to the discovery of new worlds and new species.

6. What is Allel's mother's name?

Answer: Boyd

In 4 101 214 AD, Boyd is the leader of one of the small bands of humans left in the universe. The humans live in a world constructed by the XeeLee, which has started to fall apart.

7. What monument did Darby show Rodi?

Answer: The Earth's moon.

The moon, in a long forgotten battle, had been used to assault the Ring. Eventually, after using the moon as a weapon it was abandoned and left to a few survivors. These survivors, millions of light years from Earth, either died or abandoned the moon making it an artifact for future generations.

8. What is the artifact that Jones found in the XeeLee home?

Answer: A flower

Jones was sent into the XeeLee city by the Squeem in hopes of finding something valuable to salvage. On the way back to the Squeem ship Jones figures out how to use the flower and he uses it to save his life, as well as a robot.

9. Lieserl was a engineered baby; how fast/slow was her growth rate?

Answer: Lieserl aged one year for every one day she lived.

When Lieserl was ninety days old she died an old woman of ninety. The scientists of that era engineered Lieserl using human DNA so that she could understand and sympathize with humanity. Just before Lieserl's body died her consciousness was placed into a program to monitor the sun, in attempt to monitor and control solar activity.

10. What is the last era in the book?

Answer: Photino Victory

"Vacuum Diagrams" is divided into a prologue, seven eras, and a epilogue. The seven eras are; Expansion, Squeem Occupation, Qax Occupation, Assimilation, The War to End Wars, Flight and Photino Victory. Both the prologue and the epilogue are titled Eve.

Source: Author red_stone

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