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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. 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.

2. Which planet was Voyager 2 intended to visit first?
(a) Jupiter.
(b) Mars.
(c) Venus.
(d) Mercury.

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

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

5. What space probe was an important part of Sagan's career, and passed by a major planet in 1976?
(a) Viking.
(b) Tesla.
(c) Newton.
(d) Ion.

Short Answer Questions

1. Sagan uses what term to describe a theology that requires God to intentionally mislead human scientists?

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

3. What major change have humans made to the environment that would be easily detectable from space?

4. What is unusual about Uranus's orientation?

5. Sagan suggest that modern religious thinking treats scientific evidence in what way?

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