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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What types of information does SETI analyze?
(a) Magnetic waves.
(b) Cosmic rays.
(c) Gravitational waves.
(d) Radio waves.
2. What planet is the "evening star"?
(a) Mercury.
(b) Saturn.
(c) Mars.
(d) Venus.
3. What process would be critical to terraforming Mars?
(a) The Turing effect.
(b) Oxidation.
(c) Ozone catalyzing.
(d) The greenhouse cycle.
4. In what year did humans visit the moon for the last time?
(a) 1969.
(b) 1972.
(c) 1979.
(d) 1975.
5. When did the belief that Venus was a "sister planet" to Earth become dispelled?
(a) The mid nineteenth century.
(b) The late nineteenth century.
(c) The early twentieth century.
(d) The mid twentieth century.
Short Answer Questions
1. At the time this book was written, how many Mars Observers had been flown successfully?
2. Why does Sagan say that Mars is a more desirable target for human exploration than the moon?
3. Sagan cautions that the beliefs he endorses could lead to an overabundance of what?
4. What type of asteroids does Sagan suggest that men might be able to live inside of?
5. Which of the following is one of the moons of Mars?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is Venus similar to Earth?
2. What does Sagan believe would be necessary for the safety of the human race to be secured?
3. What does Sagan think were the major upsides of the Apollo missions?
4. What major environmental catastrophes does Sagan warn against in Chapter 14, "Exploring Other Worlds and Protecting One"?
5. What does Sagan conclude about the morality of terraforming and planetary colonization?
6. Why does Sagan believe it is unlikely that a manned mission to Mars will be carried out in the near future?
7. What does Sagan believe black holes have to offer?
8. What is unusual about the surface of Venus?
9. What profit motivations exist in a manned mission to Mars?
10. How well can an asteroid's path be calculated?
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