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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, The Great Demotions, Chapter 4, A Universe Not Made For Us.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What hazard threatened the Voyager craft in Sagan's plan to take a distant picture of Earth?
(a) Space dust.
(b) Micrometeorites.
(c) The Sun's rays.
(d) Cosmic rays.

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?
(a) Pluto.
(b) Neptune.
(c) Uranus.
(d) Saturn.

3. What means does Sagan suggest that humans use to represent and express their desire to wander?
(a) Colonization.
(b) Adventures.
(c) Stories and symbols.
(d) Trade.

4. 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) Industry.
(c) Ignorance.
(d) Creativity.

5. Sagan describes humans as which of the following, with respect to their arrival in the universe?
(a) Middling achievers.
(b) Slow movers.
(c) Extreme latecomers.
(d) Early adopters.

Short Answer Questions

1. As of 1990, how many moons did the Voyager craft explore?

2. Which of the following is NOT one of the ways that Sagan says life seems to be?

3. What did Galileo demonstrate?

4. Sagan suggest that modern religious thinking treats scientific evidence in what way?

5. What scientist is well-known for writing about the differences between species of animals?

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