Sanctuary Allen Steele Quiz

Where is the colony ship headed?

• Alpha Centauri

• Proxima b

• Tau Ceti-e

• Barnard's Star

What are the two colony ships called?

• Columbus and Vespucci

• Lindbergh and Santos-Dumont

• Eagle and Falcon

• Odyssey and Daedalus

How far is Tau Ceti from Earth?

• 5 light-years

• 11.5 light-years

• 20 light-years

• 50 light-years

How do the humans discover the planet is inhabited?

• Probe intercepts messages

• Crew has visions

• Orbital survey spots settlements

• Native envoys visit ship

What level of technology do the natives appear to have?

• Stone-age weapons

• Industrial factories

• Pre-industrial sailing ships

• Nuclear power plants

What is “the Rot”?

• A violent local storm

• A native microorganism

• An internal revolt

• A computer virus

What does the Rot attack?

• Metallic surfaces

• Living human cells

• Synthetic plastics

• Ship's fuel tanks

How does Santos-Dumont get destroyed?

• Blown up by natives

• Explodes from fuel leak

• Burns up in the atmosphere

• Crashes into the ocean

What is the Lindbergh crew’s last plan?

• Surrender to aliens

• Launch an SOS to Earth

• Land in emergency modules

• Hide in the command module

How do they plan to land?

• Using parachutes and rockets

• With alien help

• By shuttle craft

• Controlled crash with drones