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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. What is one trait of human beings that Sagan cites as being responsible for our belief in our importance in the universe?
(a) Industry.
(b) Ignorance.
(c) Insecurity.
(d) Creativity.

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

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

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

5. What means does Sagan suggest that humans use to represent and express their desire to wander?
(a) Adventures.
(b) Colonization.
(c) Stories and symbols.
(d) Trade.

Short Answer Questions

1. What space probe was an important part of Sagan's career, and passed by a major planet in 1976?

2. As of 1990, how many planets did the Voyager craft explore?

3. What does the Geocentric theory state?

4. Which of the following is NOT one of the major unknowns that Sagan says he will address in this book?

5. What does Sagan claim is the key element of humanity's future?

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