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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did the belief that Venus was a "sister planet" to Earth become dispelled?
(a) The mid nineteenth century.
(b) The late nineteenth century.
(c) The mid twentieth century.
(d) The early twentieth century.

2. When did a "disrupted" comet famously fall into Jupiter?
(a) 1982.
(b) 2000.
(c) 1964.
(d) 1994.

3. What did Steven Hawking worry about with regard to black holes?
(a) That they were growing larger with time.
(b) That they could tear space-time.
(c) That there were varied types of them.
(d) That they could migrate into the solar system.

4. What is the acronym for the project within SETI that Sagan worked on?
(a) SPACE.
(b) MEGA.
(c) ARGUS.
(d) TITAN.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What planet in the solar system obviously suffers from a severe greenhouse gas effect?

2. What was the name of the second mission that sent probes into the atmosphere of Venus?

3. How far out does the solar corona die out?

4. What does Sagan believe about weapons of mass destruction?

5. In what year did humans visit the moon for the last time?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Sagan believe black holes have to offer?

2. What is the purpose of SETI and how does it operate?

3. How is Venus different from Earth?

4. What location in the solar system either have or are believed to have once had volcanoes?

5. How well can an asteroid's path be calculated?

6. How could planetary tides pull a small planet apart?

7. Why does Sagan suggest that space exploration aids in protecting the planet?

8. What promising signs does Mars have for being host to life?

9. What types of strategies are most practical for stopping an Earth-bound asteroid?

10. What does Sagan say that it is probably the fate of humanity to "live in the dark"?

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