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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17, Routine Interplanetary Violence, Chapter 18, The Marsh of Camarina.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What other medium was used to express the desire to wander, according to Sagan, as human civilization developed?
(a) Technology.
(b) Religion.
(c) Ethics.
(d) Law.

2. Many of organic molecules arrived on Earth from what source?
(a) Asteroids.
(b) Space dust.
(c) Comets.
(d) Meteors.

3. When were the Voyager spacecraft launched?
(a) 1972.
(b) 1969.
(c) 1982.
(d) 1977.

4. Besides the Voyager spacecraft, what does Sagan cite as a major triumph by NASA?
(a) The moon landings.
(b) The Gemini project.
(c) The Hubble Telescope.
(d) The Mars rovers.

5. When probes enter the atmospheres of other planets, what color do they often see the sky to be?
(a) Black.
(b) Blue.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Red.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which other nation besides the United States led the way in space exploration?

3. When did a "disrupted" comet famously fall into Jupiter?

4. What was the name of the mission that sent the first probes to Venus?

5. CFCs are chemicals that is primarily hazardous to the environment in what area?

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