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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. Which of the following is NOT one of the ways that Sagan says life seems to be?
(a) Insignificant.
(b) Intentional.
(c) Absurd.
(d) Meaningless.

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

3. The "great demotions" are changes in thinking about the status of what?
(a) The dominance of religion.
(b) The body of human scientific work.
(c) The age of the Earth.
(d) The place of humanity in the universe.

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

5. Which of the following is a major point opponents of space exploration raise?
(a) No good has ever come of space exploration.
(b) There is nothing of value anywhere else in the solar system.
(c) Space exploration exists for national prestige only.
(d) The problems on Earth should be solved first.

Short Answer Questions

1. As of 1990, how many moons did the Voyager craft explore?

2. What planet did Sagan spend a great deal of time studying when an important space probe passed near it in 1976?

3. What does the Geocentric theory state?

4. Which of the following does Sagan NOT cite as evidence for the age of the universe?

5. Sagan compares the human need for religion to what?

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