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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. Sagan suggests that throughout history, many have claimed that our species is what?
(a) Irredeemable.
(b) Unique.
(c) Essentially good.
(d) Worthless.

2. What fault does Sagan admit that science has?
(a) It is marred by human perception and arrogance.
(b) It fails to uplift human spirits.
(c) It can only develop theories, not laws.
(d) It is always inaccurate.

3. What did Galileo demonstrate?
(a) The Earth is not the only planet.
(b) The Sun is just a star.
(c) The stars are fixed.
(d) The moon does not orbit the Earth.

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

5. Sagan compares the human need for religion to what?
(a) A blind person's need for a cane.
(b) An injured person's need for aid.
(c) A man's need for water.
(d) An infant's need for a parent.

Short Answer Questions

1. About how long does Sagan suggest that human beings have been "settled down"?

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

3. Sagan describes humans as which of the following, with respect to their arrival in the universe?

4. How fast was Voyager I moving in 1990?

5. Titan has what distinction among the moons of the planet it orbits?

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