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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 fault does Sagan admit that science has?
(a) It is always inaccurate.
(b) It is marred by human perception and arrogance.
(c) It can only develop theories, not laws.
(d) It fails to uplift human spirits.

2. What major component of the Voyager craft was threatened in Sagan's plan to take a distant picture of Earth?
(a) The solar panel array.
(b) The spectral analyzer.
(c) The telemetry antenna.
(d) The vidicon system.

3. In what century was the geocentric theory conclusively disproved?
(a) The 19th century.
(b) The 11th century.
(c) The 13th century.
(d) The 21st century.

4. The Anthropic Principle is divided into two theories that are termed what?
(a) Strong and weak.
(b) Old and new.
(c) Greater and lesser.
(d) Orthodox and reformed.

5. How old does Sagan state that "fundamentalist monotheists" believe the Earth to be?
(a) 6,000 years old.
(b) 1 million years old.
(c) 10,000 years old.
(d) 300,000 years old.

Short Answer Questions

1. What moon was found to have volcanoes?

2. What planet is the "evening star"?

3. Which of the following is NOT one of the missions that observed Venus using radar telescopes?

4. Einstein's work undermined what concept?

5. How does Sagan describe his reaction to the difficulties in detecting human life and intelligence on Earth from space?

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