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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 21, To The Sky!, Chapter 22, Tiptoeing Through the Milky Way.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is a major point opponents of space exploration raise?
(a) No good has ever come of space exploration.
(b) The problems on Earth should be solved first.
(c) Space exploration exists for national prestige only.
(d) There is nothing of value anywhere else in the solar system.

2. At the time this book was written, about how many asteroids were known to have paths that take them close to the Earth?
(a) 500.
(b) 1000.
(c) 200.
(d) 2000.

3. Why does Sagan say that Mars is a more desirable target for human exploration than the moon?
(a) It has more to teach.
(b) It has more resources.
(c) It is more like Earth.
(d) It is more inhabitable.

4. What does the Geocentric theory state?
(a) The sun moves around the Earth.
(b) The planets and heavens are all fixed.
(c) The Earth is a flat disc.
(d) The Earth moves in a perfect circle.

5. About how large a percentage of the mass of the total universe does dark matter make up?
(a) Thirty percent.
(b) Five percent.
(c) Sixty percent.
(d) Ninety percent.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What type of asteroids does Sagan suggest that men might be able to live inside of?

3. What did ancient people notice about planets that set them apart from the stars?

4. What does Sagan lament about the study of Titan?

5. How are chunks of Martian rock studied on Earth?

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