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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. Sagan says that which of the following is the most immediately obvious thing about the Earth?
(a) The existence of intelligent life.
(b) Its geological features.
(c) The existence of life.
(d) Its meteorological features.

2. At the time this book was written, how many Mars Observers had been flown successfully?
(a) Three.
(b) One.
(c) Five.
(d) None.

3. What does Sagan say the rings of Saturn composed of?
(a) Tiny ice worlds.
(b) Chunks of destroyed planets.
(c) Frozen methane clouds.
(d) Discs of stone.

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

5. Sagan worries about how societies of what type would handle the technology that could stop Earth-bound asteroids?
(a) Totalitarian.
(b) Progressive.
(c) Liberal.
(d) Socialist.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the main component of the atmosphere of Venus?

2. What is one trait of human beings that Sagan cites as being responsible for our belief in our importance in the universe?

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

4. What planet represents the farthest distance from Earth that the Voyager craft were intended to function at?

5. Sagan suggests that ancient people did not think of the moon as which of the following?

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