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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 does the Geocentric theory state?
(a) The sun moves around the Earth.
(b) The Earth is a flat disc.
(c) The planets and heavens are all fixed.
(d) The Earth moves in a perfect circle.

2. Which other nation besides the United States led the way in space exploration?
(a) China.
(b) Japan.
(c) The Soviet Union.
(d) France.

3. What punishment did Galileo suffer as a result of his works?
(a) He was beheaded.
(b) He was put under permanent house arrest.
(c) He was burned at the stake.
(d) He was imprisoned for life.

4. What material that humans have added to the environment would be easily detectable from space?
(a) Methane.
(b) Plastics.
(c) Carbon dioxide.
(d) Chlorofluorocarbons.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Sagan think it is most likely that life will be found on Mars?

3. In what century was the geocentric theory conclusively disproved?

4. Where does Sagan think that life will most likely be eventually found?

5. As of the writing of this book, how many moons was Uranus known to have?

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