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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 moon was found to have volcanoes?
(a) Terpsichore.
(b) Europa.
(c) Io.
(d) Persephone.

2. Sagan describes humans as which of the following, with respect to their arrival in the universe?
(a) Early adopters.
(b) Middling achievers.
(c) Slow movers.
(d) Extreme latecomers.

3. Which of the following does Sagan NOT cite as evidence for the age of the universe?
(a) Star evolution.
(b) Radioactive dating.
(c) Impact craters.
(d) Telemetric spectrometry.

4. What is one trait of human beings that Sagan cites as being responsible for our belief in our importance in the universe?
(a) Creativity.
(b) Industry.
(c) Ignorance.
(d) Insecurity.

5. Sagan uses what term to describe a theology that requires God to intentionally mislead human scientists?
(a) Dogmatic.
(b) Typical.
(c) Unsupportable.
(d) Malevolent.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sagan say is an easy way to visually identify planets?

2. What planet is the "evening star"?

3. The "great demotions" are changes in thinking about the status of what?

4. The records on the Voyager craft are most like what type of information storage method?

5. When did the belief that Venus was a "sister planet" to Earth become dispelled?

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