In conclusion, what's the secret?

Humans will live longer on the Moon

A scientist at the research centre

The police chief, an old friend of Cooper

What was the research centre for?

to study plants and animals from Earth

Why did Dr Hastings not want to tell people on Earth the secret?

Because a lot of people would like to come to the Moon

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THE SECRET by Arthur C. Clarke

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1
In conclusion, what's the secret?
There is no life on the Moon
Humans will live longer on the Moon
There are 6 billion plants and animals on the Moon
There is no gravity on the Moon
2
What's strange about hamsters on the Moon?
They live longer than on Earth
They are brown
They are only two years old
They are bigger than on Earth
3
In general, how many years do hamsters live on Earth?
two
ten
three
five
4
On the Moon, a body has to do only a sixth of the work it does on Earth
True
False
5
Our bodies have to work harder on the Moon
True
False
6
How long will a human live on the Moon?
Six billion years
Ten years
Two hundred years
A hundred years
7
Why did animals live longer on the Moon?
Because of the low gravity
Because there was less pollution
Because it wasn't crowded
8
Who is Dr Hastings?
A police officer at the research centre
A scientist at the research centre
A security guard at the research centre
A journalist at the research centre
9
What's Henry Cooper's job?
scientist
journalist
police chief
astronaut
10
Who is Chandra?
The police chief, an old friend of Cooper
A police officer, an old friend of Cooper
A journalist, an old friend of Cooper
The Moon scientist, an old friend of Cooper
11
What was the research centre for?
to study plants and animals from Earth
to study the planets
to study rocks
12
There is less gravity on the Moon
False
True
13
Cooper has decided to tell the secret to all people on Earth
True
False
14
Why did people not want to talk to Cooper?
Because he was a friend of the police chief
Because he was not a scientist
Because there was a secret
15
Why did Dr Hastings not want to tell people on Earth the secret?
Because there were six billion people
Because he wanted to live 200 years
Because a lot of people would like to come to the Moon

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