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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15, The Gates of the Wonder World Open, Chapter 16, Scaling Heaven.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What form do the materials that planets emerge from take before they coalesce into proto-planets?
(a) A disc.
(b) A sphere.
(c) A cloud.
(d) A star.

2. How does Sagan say that science relates to the existence of a divine being?
(a) Science explicitly denies such a being can exist.
(b) Science disproves that divine beings can interact with the universe.
(c) Science does not require such a being.
(d) Science allows for divine beings and miraculous events.

3. What role does Sagan suggest that religion has played in the development of science?
(a) Religiously-minded individuals often become scientists.
(b) Science progressed in spite of religion.
(c) Religion informs and guides scientific development.
(d) Religion has aided science in significant ways.

4. The "great demotions" are changes in thinking about the status of what?
(a) The age of the Earth.
(b) The place of humanity in the universe.
(c) The dominance of religion.
(d) The body of human scientific work.

5. How well does Sagan say his typical audience handles the practical details of a Mars mission?
(a) They are well-connected and able to deal with the details.
(b) They are uninterested in the details.
(c) They are meticulous thinkers on the subject.
(d) They are hopelessly incapable of dealing with them.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the records on the Voyager craft engraved in?

2. Where does Sagan think it is most likely that life will be found on Mars?

3. Mars apparently once had what resource?

4. What type of Mars mission did President Reagan turn down?

5. How old does Sagan state that "fundamentalist monotheists" believe the Earth to be?

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