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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 39, The Captain's Table | Chapter 40, Monsters from Earth.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Captain Smith use up his baggage allowance to bring on board?
(a) Coffee beans.
(b) Vintage wine.
(c) Toilet paper.
(d) Shoes.

2. What was Dr.Paul Kreuger's scientific specialty?
(a) Political imaging.
(b) Finance and Administration.
(c) Space history.
(d) Particle physics.

3. Other than Mars, what was the only other world that Rolph van der Berg thought could be inhabitable?
(a) Lucifer.
(b) Ganymeade.
(c) Venus.
(d) Asia.

4. How long did the penetrometer work when launched into Io?
(a) Almost one hour.
(b) Almost five seconds.
(c) Almost ten seconds.
(d) Almost two seconds.

5. Dr. Chant was the group's speleologist, what was his profession?
(a) A professional stunt man.
(b) A professional guide.
(c) A professional rock climber.
(d) A professional cave explorer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Drifting at sea, the Galaxy runs into what?

2. Where did the crew of the spaceship Tsien sojourn?

3. When Dr. Chant explores the center of the comet, what was a layer of mineral he saw?

4. Why did Captain Smith cut the Universe's trip short?

5. With the loss of the Europa VI, who did van der Berg turn to for help in observing Europa out of the bright light of Lucifer?

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