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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many individuals can ride in the MDV?
(a) 7.
(b) 8.
(c) 6.
(d) 5.

2. In Chapter 7, how far away is the Schiaparelli crater from Mark?
(a) 1,894 kilometers.
(b) 816 kilometers.
(c) 3,200 kilometers.
(d) 587 kilometers.

3. Of the distance required to reach the Schiaparelli crater, how many kilometers is nice, smooth terrain?
(a) 530.
(b) 650.
(c) 390.
(d) 475.

4. How many sols does Mark navigate through the valley which he names?
(a) 4.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

5. At the beginning of Chapter 6, how many months of travel does Lewis’s crew have to endure?
(a) 6.
(b) 8.
(c) 12.
(d) 10.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many months before a mission does NASA sent the MAV?

2. On Sol 75, what does Mark name the valley that allows him to follow the hills rather than simply navigate by Phobos?

3. What does Johanssen like to read?

4. How many calories a day does Mark need to create with his farming efforts to survive until the next Ares mission returns?

5. How far away is Houston from Mars?

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