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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 15-16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 11, how long has Mark spent as the loneliest man in history?
(a) 3 months.
(b) 100 days.
(c) 65 days.
(d) 2 months.

2. In Chapter 11, what do people keep asking Venkat for when he is trying to work in his temporary office?
(a) Pens.
(b) Diet Coke.
(c) 7-Up.
(d) Pencils.

3. How does Mark react when he learn the Pathfinder is communicating with Earth?
(a) Cries like a baby.
(b) Flips off Mars.
(c) Shouts and screams.
(d) Jumps up and down.

4. If Mark makes a trip to Ares 4, how long does it think it will take?
(a) 60 days.
(b) 65 days.
(c) 55 days.
(d) 50 days.

5. What music is on Lewis’s USB drive that Mark finds in Rover 2?
(a) Classical.
(b) Dub step.
(c) Jazz.
(d) Disco.

Short Answer Questions

1. How days has a team of JPL engineers worked to piece together something that will interact with the modern Deep Space Network?

2. On Sol 81, how far is Mark from Pathfinder?

3. How many days does Mark hope it will take his potatoes to grow?

4. During a status update on Iris in Chapter 15, how many days does Bruce think it will take to finish Iris?

5. In Chapter 15, how long does Bruce say it will take to for a probe to get to Mars?

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