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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 2, how many sols does Mark think it will be until the next ship arrives on Mars?
(a) 1,492.
(b) 987.
(c) 684.
(d) 1,387.

2. How many different ships are used to get to and from Mars?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 1.
(d) 2.

3. What type of music did Johanssen bring to listen to?
(a) Beatles.
(b) Classical.
(c) New Age.
(d) Rolling Stones.

4. How many calories a day does Mark need to create with his farming efforts to survive until the next Ares mission returns?
(a) 975.
(b) 1,500.
(c) 850.
(d) 1,100.

5. On Sol 42, how long does it take to reduce the hydrazine and burn the hydrogen?
(a) 90 minutes.
(b) 20 minutes.
(c) 60 minutes.
(d) 5 minutes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the least number of days it might take Mark to get to Ares 4?

2. What was the operational radius for Mark’s mission?

3. At what angle do the solar cells sit in the lightweight lattice that holds them?

4. At what point might Mark’s crew believe that he has died?

5. What is the normal percent of oxygen in the Earth’s atmosphere?

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