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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Humans are more closely related to chimpanzees than _____________________.
(a) Dogs are to wolves.
(b) Spiders are to scorpions.
(c) Rats are to mice.
(d) Dolphins are to whales.

2. How many of the world's scientists work at least part time for the military?
(a) Roughly half.
(b) Approximately a third.
(c) Almost all.
(d) Practically none.

3. What is the most popular movie rental at the time of writing?
(a) Star Wars.
(b) Dumb and Dumber.
(c) Jurassic Park.
(d) When Harry Met Sally.

4. What is the key to the success of science?
(a) It has built-in error correction.
(b) It is popular with the masses.
(c) It is easy to teach and understand.
(d) It has wields power through atomic weapons.

5. What phrase was coined when Carl Sagan was in high school?
(a) 'UFO.'
(b) 'Flying saucer.'
(c) 'Alien abduction.'
(d) 'Death ray.'

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Carl Sagan in love with?

2. At the center of which galaxy are millions of voices reportedly singing 'Glory, glory, glory to the Lord on high?'

3. What tone does Einstein use in his paper on Special Relativity?

4. What tabloid carried headlines about Martian civilizations?

5. What does Carl see every time he looks at the moon?

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