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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13, The Gift of Apollo, Chapter 14, Exploring Other Worlds and Protecting This One.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What planet represents the farthest distance from Earth that the Voyager craft were intended to function at?
(a) Uranus.
(b) Jupiter.
(c) Mars.
(d) Saturn

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

3. William Herschel, the discoverer of Uranus, had what unusual profession?
(a) Musician.
(b) Magician.
(c) Poet.
(d) Actor.

4. In the analogy Sagan makes in Chapter 5 the reader is asked to imagine they are seeing Earth from what perspective?
(a) From a distorted frame of reference.
(b) From an immense distance.
(c) Very close up.
(d) For the first time.

5. What was the name of the mission that sent the first probes to Venus?
(a) Oracle.
(b) Sojourner.
(c) Lyka.
(d) Venera.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT one of the ways that early planets may have been made incapable of bearing life?

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

3. In what way is Titan's cold atmosphere an advantage for the formation of life?

4. What does Neptune's moon have less of compared to Titan?

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

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