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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, The Great Demotions, Chapter 4, A Universe Not Made For Us.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. As of 1990, how many moons did the Voyager craft explore?
(a) Six.
(b) Thirty.
(c) Ten.
(d) Sixty.

4. Sagan uses what term to describe a theology that requires God to intentionally mislead human scientists?
(a) Malevolent.
(b) Dogmatic.
(c) Unsupportable.
(d) Typical.

5. What did ancient people notice about planets that set them apart from the stars?
(a) They had unique colors.
(b) They were much larger.
(c) They grew closer from time to time.
(d) They had complex motions and were not fixed.

Short Answer Questions

1. What major component of the Voyager craft was threatened in Sagan's plan to take a distant picture of Earth?

2. What does Sagan say that philosophy and religion should provide?

3. Which of the following is a major point opponents of space exploration raise?

4. At the time of the writing of this book, what is the farthest planet that humans had reached through the use of exploratory probes?

5. Sagan suggests that throughout history, many have claimed that our species is what?

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