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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many days does Mark hope it will take his potatoes to grow?
(a) 72.
(b) 35.
(c) 64.
(d) 40.

2. In Chapter 2, how many sols does Mark think it will be until the next ship arrives on Mars?
(a) 987.
(b) 1,492.
(c) 1,387.
(d) 684.

3. On Sol 40, what is the lowest percent that Mark can get the regulator to reduce the oxygen level to in the Hab at first?
(a) 20.
(b) 10.
(c) 15.
(d) 5.

4. What type of music did Johanssen bring to listen to?
(a) Classical.
(b) Rolling Stones.
(c) Beatles.
(d) New Age.

5. How long will the protein that Mark has last?
(a) 4 years.
(b) 940 days.
(c) 3 years.
(d) 1,009 days.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many calories a day does Mark need to create with his farming efforts to survive until the next Ares mission returns?

2. When there is too much oxygen, to what temperature does the regulator cool it?

3. How many minutes longer is a sol than a day?

4. What percent oxygen is Mark getting when he regains consciousness after being stabbed by an antenna?

5. What was the speed of sandstorm gusts that buffeted Mark’s mission?

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