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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Uncle Paul searched for evidence and found it in what publication?
(a) 2011 issue of Better Homes and Gardens.
(b) 1982 issue of Space.
(c) 2009 issue of Vogue.
(d) 1981 issue of Nature.

2. What changed Mr.Chang's mind about attempting to send the ship back out to space?
(a) That the crew would not be safe due to the return of weightlessness.
(b) That Europa's orbit would be too strong to release the ship.
(c) That he would't be alive to see the rescue.
(d) That Rosie would cry.

3. What was the hazardous cargo on the chartered mission?
(a) Unstable elements.
(b) Explosives.
(c) Jet fuel.
(d) Rat droppings.

4. In order to go to the comet's surface what did Victor Willis have to do ?
(a) Shave off his beard.
(b) Put in earplugs.
(c) Comb his hair.
(d) Cut his hair.

5. To where was Tsung fleet's Cosmos designed to travel?
(a) Earth-Jupiter run.
(b) Mars-Jupiter run.
(c) Earth-Moon-Mars run.
(d) Venus-Saturn run.

6. How old is Dr.Heywood Floyd?
(a) 56 years old.
(b) 103 years old.
(c) 65 years old.
(d) 70 years old.

7. What was one of the principle tourist attractions on Haley's Comet?
(a) Lake Mead.
(b) The docking station.
(c) The geysers.
(d) Lake Tuonela.

8. What warning was sent back from the spaceship Discovery?
(a) Attempt no landing on Mars.
(b) Attempt no landing on Saturn.
(c) Attempt no landing on Europa.
(d) Attempt no landing on Earth.

9. Where did the spaceship intend to land on Haley's Comet?
(a) The South Pole.
(b) The Eastern side.
(c) The North Pole.
(d) The Western side.

10. What is the name of the mountain on Europa?
(a) Mount Pleasant.
(b) Mount Magazine.
(c) Mount Zeus.
(d) Mount Chang.

11. Who was the captain of the Universe?
(a) Captain Cook.
(b) Captain Smith.
(c) Captain Starr.
(d) Captain Beasley.

12. Who emerged from the bridge after the gunshot?
(a) Laplace.
(b) Mr. Chang.
(c) Floyd.
(d) Rosie.

13. Captain Smith had few objections to what activity for the passengers?
(a) Going out of the spaceship to explore the comets surface.
(b) Going to dinner after a long day.
(c) Going back to the space hospital ahead of schedule.
(d) Going to Jupitor after the comet tour.

14. Who were Dr. Floyd's oldest and closest friends?
(a) George and Floyd.
(b) Carl and Jerry.
(c) John and Terry.
(d) George and Jerry.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Oom Paul?

2. How many days did Europa revolve on its axis?

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

4. Who kept his stateroom tidy?

5. The reconnaissance mission will travel close to what planet?

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