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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11, Evening and Morning Star, Chapter 12, The Ground Melts.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Besides the Voyager spacecraft, what does Sagan cite as a major triumph by NASA?
(a) The Mars rovers.
(b) The Hubble Telescope.
(c) The moon landings.
(d) The Gemini project.

2. How does Sagan describe his reaction to the difficulties in detecting human life and intelligence on Earth from space?
(a) Sobering.
(b) Disappointing.
(c) Aggravating.
(d) Unsurprising.

3. What criticism does Sagan make of NASA in Chapter 6, "The Triumph of Voyager"?
(a) It is unconcerned with human safety in spaceflight.
(b) It cannot correct its mistakes.
(c) It is essentially incompetent.
(d) It has made many engineering mistakes.

4. What does Neptune's moon have less of compared to Titan?
(a) Iron.
(b) Potassium.
(c) Ice.
(d) Carbon.

5. What visual resolution would be required to determine the existence of intelligent life on Earth?
(a) 10 cm.
(b) 100 meters.
(c) 1 meter.
(d) 1,000 meters.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old are the terrain features generated by Venus' volcanoes?

2. One feature that Sagan suggests would be easier to detect that human intelligence would be flatulence from what kind of animal?

3. What major change have humans made to the environment that would be easily detectable from space?

4. How does Sagan say that science relates to the existence of a divine being?

5. Sagan expects both Voyager spacecrafts to continue to broadcast data through what year?

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