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

2. What is the main component of the atmosphere of Venus?
(a) Hydrogen.
(b) Sulfuric acid.
(c) Phosphate.
(d) Quicklime gas.

3. What does Neptune posses at its core that Uranus apparently lacks?
(a) A solid surface.
(b) Silicon.
(c) A heat source.
(d) Iron.

4. Einstein's work undermined what concept?
(a) That humans can travel to distant stars.
(b) That our frame of motion is stationary.
(c) That light is the fastest thing in the universe.
(d) That the Sun is unique.

5. What scientist is well-known for writing about the differences between species of animals?
(a) Darwin.
(b) Dawkins.
(c) Hawking.
(d) Maxwell.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. At the time this book was written, how many planets were known to exist around other stars?

3. The atmosphere of Venus would best be described as which of the following?

4. Where does Neptune fall in the mission plan for the Voyager probes?

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

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