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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1, You Are Here, Chapter 2, Aberrations of Light.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What major component of the Voyager craft was threatened in Sagan's plan to take a distant picture of Earth?
(a) The solar panel array.
(b) The telemetry antenna.
(c) The vidicon system.
(d) The spectral analyzer.

2. What is one trait of human beings that Sagan cites as being responsible for our belief in our importance in the universe?
(a) Insecurity.
(b) Ignorance.
(c) Creativity.
(d) Industry.

3. According to Sagan, which of the following was the most notable historical tool that humans used to explore the world?
(a) Compasses.
(b) Ships.
(c) Roads.
(d) The Wheel.

4. As of 1990, how many planets did the Voyager craft explore?
(a) Four.
(b) Two.
(c) Five.
(d) Three.

5. What scientist is credited with making the first discoveries that caused problems for the geocentric theory?
(a) Galileo.
(b) Ptolemy.
(c) Copernicus.
(d) Kelper.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sagan suggest that cavemen were usually looking for when they wandered?

2. At the time of the writing of this book, what is the farthest planet that humans had reached through the use of exploratory probes?

3. What abstract concept does Sagan specifically say he is optimistic about?

4. What is notable about the Sun's light in Sagan's distant picture of the Earth?

5. What does Sagan claim is the key element of humanity's future?

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