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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7, Among the Moons of Saturn, Chapter 8, The First New Planet.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is unusual about Uranus's orientation?
(a) It wobbles constantly.
(b) It shifts from time to time.
(c) It is the only planet that lies perfectly in the ecliptic.
(d) It is laid on its side.

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

4. What is notable about the Sun's light in Sagan's distant picture of the Earth?
(a) It appears to bathe the Earth in light.
(b) It creates a halo around the Earth.
(c) It is extremely dim.
(d) It appears as many distinct shafts of light.

5. How does Sagan say that science relates to the existence of a divine being?
(a) Science does not require such a being.
(b) Science allows for divine beings and miraculous events.
(c) Science explicitly denies such a being can exist.
(d) Science disproves that divine beings can interact with the universe.

Short Answer Questions

1. Sagan believes that Titan hosts oceans made of what compound?

2. What is one trait of human beings that Sagan cites as being responsible for our belief in our importance in the universe?

3. Titan orbits what planet?

4. Who helped Sagan calculate that Titan should be host to oceans?

5. Which planet was Voyager 2 intended to visit first?

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