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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. According to Sagan, which of the following was the most notable historical tool that humans used to explore the world?
(a) Ships.
(b) The Wheel.
(c) Compasses.
(d) Roads.

2. Sagan uses what term to describe a theology that requires God to intentionally mislead human scientists?
(a) Unsupportable.
(b) Typical.
(c) Dogmatic.
(d) Malevolent.

3. What punishment did Galileo suffer as a result of his works?
(a) He was beheaded.
(b) He was imprisoned for life.
(c) He was burned at the stake.
(d) He was put under permanent house arrest.

4. Sagan believes that Titan hosts oceans made of what compound?
(a) Methane.
(b) Water.
(c) Saturated salts.
(d) Hydrocarbons.

5. According to Sagan, what was the major advantage of the attitude of the government towards the Apollo project?
(a) There was plenty of funding for space.
(b) Rocket science progressed quickly.
(c) New propulsion systems were developed.
(d) Computers advanced in power rapidly.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one trait of human beings that Sagan cites as being responsible for our belief in our importance in the universe?

2. Sagan helped to discover that Saturn provides what critical element to Titan?

3. How many planets were known to ancient people?

4. What element does Sagan say motivated the space programs of the 60s and 70s?

5. What does Sagan say that philosophy and religion should provide?

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