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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Two, The Sea of Light.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of the gold insect-like lunar module that accompanied the Apollo 14 mission?
(a) Zeus.
(b) Antares.
(c) Sputnik.
(d) Lunaria.

2. Where was physicist Albert Michelson born?
(a) Ireland.
(b) Hungary.
(c) Poland.
(d) Austria.

3. The Newtonian view of physics says that everything works in a _____ manner.
(a) Connected.
(b) Magnetic.
(c) Predicatable.
(d) Chaotic.

4. The Eastern religions term the blind epiphany of meaning as _____, which is how Ed Mitchell felt coming back from the moon.
(a) Karma.
(b) Atral projection.
(c) A complete separation.
(d) An ecstasy of unity.

5. What is the term for the point the wave is at on its oscillating journey?
(a) Amplitude.
(b) Phase.
(c) Peak.
(d) Trough.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a matrix or medium which connects two or more points in space, usually via a force like gravity or electromagnetism?

2. From where did Ed Mitchell get his doctorate?

3. The author calls Robert Goddard the father of American _____.

4. Where did Ed Mitchell grow up?

5. In what year was America's first oil crisis?

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