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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 is Neptune's largest moon?
(a) Eurydice.
(b) Ariadne.
(c) Europa.
(d) Triton.

2. Sagan suggests that the Apollo missions were primarily about what?
(a) Military strategy.
(b) Science.
(c) Technology.
(d) Politics.

3. What other medium was used to express the desire to wander, according to Sagan, as human civilization developed?
(a) Law.
(b) Religion.
(c) Technology.
(d) Ethics.

4. At the time this book was written, how many planets were known to exist around other stars?
(a) Ten.
(b) About fifty.
(c) None.
(d) About twenty.

5. One feature that Sagan suggests would be easier to detect that human intelligence would be flatulence from what kind of animal?
(a) Krill.
(b) Cows.
(c) Plankton.
(d) Sheep.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the name of the mission that sent the first probes to Venus?

3. When was Neptune discovered?

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

5. What are the records on the Voyager craft engraved in?

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