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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 does Sagan lament about the study of Titan?
(a) There is no interest in studying it.
(b) There are no probes headed for it.
(c) It is usually impossible to observe.
(d) We still know very little about it.

2. About how long does Sagan suggest that human beings have been "settled down"?
(a) 100,000 years.
(b) 1,000 years.
(c) 10,000 years.
(d) 50,000 years.

3. What does Neptune posses at its core that Uranus apparently lacks?
(a) Silicon.
(b) A solid surface.
(c) A heat source.
(d) Iron.

4. Which of the following is NOT one of the missions that observed Venus using radar telescopes?
(a) Pioneer.
(b) Vesta.
(c) Magellan.
(d) Venera.

5. The primary discipline that Sagan argues nations benefit from by investing in space exploration is called which of the following?
(a) Planetary science.
(b) Gestalt geosurveying.
(c) Atmospheric metrics.
(d) Interstellar surveying.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sagan say is an easy way to visually identify planets?

2. What does Sagan claim is the key element of humanity's future?

3. Kuiper discovered that Titan has what chemical vital to the development of life?

4. What was the state of the knowledge and belief about life on other planets at the time the book was written?

5. The records on the Voyager craft are most like what type of information storage method?

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