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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. Who was the first to discover moons around another planet?
(a) Kepler.
(b) Copernicus.
(c) Galileo.
(d) Brahe.

2. As of 1990, how many moons did the Voyager craft explore?
(a) Six.
(b) Ten.
(c) Sixty.
(d) Thirty.

3. What visual resolution would be required to determine that humans are related to the intelligence on Earth?
(a) 1 meter.
(b) 1 cm.
(c) 10 cm.
(d) 10 meters.

4. Which other nation besides the United States led the way in space exploration?
(a) France.
(b) China.
(c) The Soviet Union.
(d) Japan.

5. The Anthropic Principle is divided into two theories that are termed what?
(a) Greater and lesser.
(b) Old and new.
(c) Orthodox and reformed.
(d) Strong and weak.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the time of the writing of this book, what is the farthest planet that humans had reached through the use of exploratory probes?

2. What scientist is well-known for writing about the differences between species of animals?

3. William Herschel, the discoverer of Uranus, had what unusual profession?

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

5. What major component of the Voyager craft was threatened in Sagan's plan to take a distant picture of Earth?

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