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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17, Routine Interplanetary Violence, Chapter 18, The Marsh of Camarina.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does Sagan think that the human race will be "on its way"?
(a) When we reach another star.
(b) When we make contact with another intelligent species.
(c) When we begin colonizing other planets.
(d) When we begin living in space.

2. What abstract concept does Sagan specifically say he is optimistic about?
(a) Human destiny.
(b) The human prospect.
(c) The future.
(d) The human capacity for love and discovery.

3. Besides the Voyager spacecraft, what does Sagan cite as a major triumph by NASA?
(a) The moon landings.
(b) The Mars rovers.
(c) The Gemini project.
(d) The Hubble Telescope.

4. What is the farthest orbital location that humans have ventured to since the last time men went to the moon?
(a) Low Earth orbit.
(b) Geosynchronous orbit.
(c) Parking orbit.
(d) High Earth orbit.

5. What is notable about pictures taken of the Earth from the moon?
(a) No landmasses can be seen.
(b) The Earth is always in a half-eclipse.
(c) There is no visible sign of mankind.
(d) The Earth appears completely dark.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Martian soil seem to contain?

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

3. One feature that Sagan suggests would be easier to detect that human intelligence would be flatulence from what kind of animal?

4. What moon was found to have volcanoes?

5. According to Sagan, which of the following was the most notable historical tool that humans used to explore the world?

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