View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1, You Are Here, Chapter 2, Aberrations of Light.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Sagan suggests that the image of the "pale blue dot" teaches the need for what?
(a) Kindness.
(b) Peace.
(c) Science education.
(d) Space exploration.

2. What planet represents the farthest distance from Earth that the Voyager craft were intended to function at?
(a) Jupiter.
(b) Mars.
(c) Saturn
(d) Uranus.

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

4. What planet did Sagan spend a great deal of time studying when an important space probe passed near it in 1976?
(a) Mercury.
(b) Venus.
(c) Saturn.
(d) Mars.

5. What does Sagan suggest that cavemen were usually looking for when they wandered?
(a) Food.
(b) New territory.
(c) Shelter.
(d) Mates.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Sagan, which of the following was the most notable historical tool that humans used to explore the world?

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

3. What strange motion do all of the stars in the sky exhibit?

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

5. What is the major difference between space exploration and human exploration in the past?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 242 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample