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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 planet is the "evening star"?
(a) Mars.
(b) Venus.
(c) Saturn.
(d) Mercury.

2. Which of the following characteristics of Venus is LEAST similar to Earth's?
(a) Gravitation.
(b) Size.
(c) Mass.
(d) Orbit.

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

4. What is the most important thing that would immediately be apparent to any alien intelligence that found the Voyager probes?
(a) The location of Earth.
(b) That the probes were intelligently designed.
(c) The human DNA sequence.
(d) How to decode the records.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What role does Sagan suggest that religion has played in the development of science?

3. Sagan suggest that modern religious thinking treats scientific evidence in what way?

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

5. What scientist is credited with making the first discoveries that caused problems for the geocentric theory?

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