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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17, Routine Interplanetary Violence, Chapter 18, The Marsh of Camarina.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What criticism does Sagan make of NASA in Chapter 6, "The Triumph of Voyager"?
(a) It cannot correct its mistakes.
(b) It is essentially incompetent.
(c) It has made many engineering mistakes.
(d) It is unconcerned with human safety in spaceflight.

2. According to Sagan, what was the major advantage of the attitude of the government towards the Apollo project?
(a) Rocket science progressed quickly.
(b) There was plenty of funding for space.
(c) New propulsion systems were developed.
(d) Computers advanced in power rapidly.

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

4. In what century was the geocentric theory conclusively disproved?
(a) The 19th century.
(b) The 13th century.
(c) The 21st century.
(d) The 11th century.

5. When probes enter the atmospheres of other planets, what color do they often see the sky to be?
(a) Blue.
(b) Red.
(c) Black.
(d) Yellow.

Short Answer Questions

1. Conditions of what type were extremely important in the creation of early life on Earth?

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

3. What planet in the solar system obviously suffers from a severe greenhouse gas effect?

4. How does Sagan describe his reaction to the difficulties in detecting human life and intelligence on Earth from space?

5. When does Sagan think that the human race will be "on its way"?

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