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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, Is There Intelligent Life on Earth?, Chapter 6, The Triumph of Voyager.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Sagan say that philosophy and religion should provide?
(a) Kindness.
(b) Truth.
(c) Comfort.
(d) Guidance.

2. How fast was Voyager I moving in 1990?
(a) 10,000 mph.
(b) 1,000 mph.
(c) 500 mph.
(d) 40,000 mph.

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

4. About how long does Sagan suggest that human beings have been "settled down"?
(a) 1,000 years.
(b) 10,000 years.
(c) 100,000 years.
(d) 50,000 years.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What scientist is well-known for writing about the differences between species of animals?

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

5. In Chapter 5 Sagan asks the reader to imagine that they are which of the following?

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