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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. How many planets were known to ancient people?
(a) Six.
(b) Five.
(c) Three.
(d) Four.

2. What role does Sagan suggest that religion has played in the development of science?
(a) Religiously-minded individuals often become scientists.
(b) Religion informs and guides scientific development.
(c) Religion has aided science in significant ways.
(d) Science progressed in spite of religion.

3. What scientist is credited with making the first discoveries that caused problems for the geocentric theory?
(a) Copernicus.
(b) Galileo.
(c) Kelper.
(d) Ptolemy.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Sagan suggests that the image of the "pale blue dot" teaches the need for what?

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

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

4. What did ancient people notice about planets that set them apart from the stars?

5. Which of the following is NOT one of the ways that Sagan says life seems to be?

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