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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9, An American Ship at the Frontiers of the Solar System, Chapter 10, Sacred Black.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. In the analogy Sagan makes in Chapter 5 the reader is asked to imagine they are seeing Earth from what perspective?
(a) From an immense distance.
(b) Very close up.
(c) From a distorted frame of reference.
(d) For the first time.
2. Earth will most likely lose contact with the Voyager probes when what happens?
(a) Their solar cells die.
(b) Their radio transmitters die.
(c) They reach the Kuiper belt.
(d) They pass the troposphere.
3. As of the writing of this book, how many moons was Uranus known to have?
(a) Seven.
(b) Twelve.
(c) Ten.
(d) Five.
4. Which planet was Voyager 2 intended to visit first?
(a) Mercury.
(b) Venus.
(c) Mars.
(d) Jupiter.
5. What scientist is credited with making the first discoveries that caused problems for the geocentric theory?
(a) Galileo.
(b) Kelper.
(c) Ptolemy.
(d) Copernicus.
Short Answer Questions
1. The Voyager probes found large amounts of what element on Titan?
2. How fast was Voyager I moving in 1990?
3. Who was the first to discover moons around another planet?
4. What planet represents the farthest distance from Earth that the Voyager craft were intended to function at?
5. What other medium was used to express the desire to wander, according to Sagan, as human civilization developed?
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