View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11, Evening and Morning Star, Chapter 12, The Ground Melts.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What strange motion do all of the stars in the sky exhibit?
(a) They tend to move towards each other.
(b) They move in identical tiny ellipses.
(c) They appear to drift towards the Earth.
(d) They change directions randomly.

2. What are the records on the Voyager craft engraved in?
(a) Lead.
(b) Iron.
(c) Platinum.
(d) Gold.

3. What major change have humans made to the environment that would be easily detectable from space?
(a) The pollution of rivers and lakes.
(b) Desertification.
(c) The destruction of the rainforests.
(d) The Three-Gorges dam.

4. Sagan suggest that modern religious thinking treats scientific evidence in what way?
(a) It is cautious about the evidence.
(b) It blatantly disregards the evidence.
(c) It makes no statements about the evidence.
(d) It intrudes on the evidence.

5. What role does Sagan suggest that religion has played in the development of science?
(a) Religion informs and guides scientific development.
(b) Science progressed in spite of religion.
(c) Religion has aided science in significant ways.
(d) Religiously-minded individuals often become scientists.

Short Answer Questions

1. What planet represents the farthest distance from Earth that the Voyager craft were intended to function at?

2. What does Neptune's moon have less of compared to Titan?

3. What is Neptune's largest moon?

4. The Anthropic Principle is divided into two theories that are termed what?

5. Earth will most likely lose contact with the Voyager probes when what happens?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 252 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample