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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13, The Gift of Apollo, Chapter 14, Exploring Other Worlds and Protecting This One.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is a major point opponents of space exploration raise?
(a) No good has ever come of space exploration.
(b) Space exploration exists for national prestige only.
(c) There is nothing of value anywhere else in the solar system.
(d) The problems on Earth should be solved first.

2. What is the constituent particle of light?
(a) The electron.
(b) The neutron.
(c) The neutrino.
(d) The photon.

3. What space probe was an important part of Sagan's career, and passed by a major planet in 1976?
(a) Tesla.
(b) Newton.
(c) Viking.
(d) Ion.

4. The primary discipline that Sagan argues nations benefit from by investing in space exploration is called which of the following?
(a) Interstellar surveying.
(b) Atmospheric metrics.
(c) Gestalt geosurveying.
(d) Planetary science.

5. What punishment did Galileo suffer as a result of his works?
(a) He was beheaded.
(b) He was put under permanent house arrest.
(c) He was burned at the stake.
(d) He was imprisoned for life.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. About how long does Sagan suggest that human beings have been "settled down"?

4. What visual resolution would be required to determine that humans are related to the intelligence on Earth?

5. What was the state of the knowledge and belief about life on other planets at the time the book was written?

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