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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15, The Gates of the Wonder World Open, Chapter 16, Scaling Heaven.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Neptune's largest moon?
(a) Europa.
(b) Ariadne.
(c) Eurydice.
(d) Triton.

2. Where does Sagan think that life will most likely be eventually found?
(a) Earth-like planets around other stars.
(b) A moon in the solar system.
(c) Deep space.
(d) Mars.

3. Sagan compares the human need for religion to what?
(a) An injured person's need for aid.
(b) An infant's need for a parent.
(c) A man's need for water.
(d) A blind person's need for a cane.

4. What fault does Sagan admit that science has?
(a) It is marred by human perception and arrogance.
(b) It is always inaccurate.
(c) It can only develop theories, not laws.
(d) It fails to uplift human spirits.

5. What does Martian soil seem to contain?
(a) Organic material.
(b) Methane.
(c) Ice.
(d) Oil.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is one of the "great demotions" that Sagan cites?

2. How much bigger is Neptune than Earth?

3. What are the records on the Voyager craft engraved in?

4. When probes enter the atmospheres of other planets, what color do they often see the sky to be?

5. Which of the following does Sagan NOT cite as evidence for the age of the universe?

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