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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long did it take Mark’s crew to get to Mars?
(a) 239 days.
(b) 18 days.
(c) 83 days.
(d) 124 days.

2. How many kilometers can a rover travel on a full charge?
(a) 40.
(b) 35.
(c) 30.
(d) 25.

3. On Sol 81, how far is Mark from Pathfinder?
(a) 12 kilometers.
(b) 19 kilometers.
(c) 22 kilometers.
(d) 31 kilometers.

4. When there is too much oxygen, to what temperature does the regulator cool it?
(a) 21 kelvin.
(b) 0 C.
(c) 32 F.
(d) 90 kelvin.

5. How long can Mark go in a day before his first battery runs out?
(a) 60 minutes.
(b) 3 hours.
(c) 90 minutes.
(d) 2 hours.

6. At what temperature does hydrogen turn to liquid?
(a) 15K.
(b) 21K.
(c) 80F.
(d) 75C.

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

8. What is on Lewis’s data stick for digital entertainment?
(a) TV shows.
(b) Rock and roll music.
(c) Movies.
(d) Digital books.

9. In which branch of the military is Lewis?
(a) Marines.
(b) Navy.
(c) Army.
(d) Air Force.

10. When Mark landed on Mars, which crewman was he out of the MDV?
(a) Third.
(b) Sixth.
(c) Fifth.
(d) Fourth.

11. At what point might Mark’s crew believe that he has died?
(a) Sol 10.
(b) Sol 9.
(c) Sol 4.
(d) Sol 6.

12. On Sol 42, how much water has Mark made?
(a) 1,002 gallons.
(b) 714 gallons.
(c) 470 liters.
(d) 130 liters.

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

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

15. How many days does it usually take to yield full-sized potatoes?
(a) 75 days.
(b) 90 days.
(c) 115 days.
(d) 180 days.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter 11, where is Venkat’s temporary office?

3. What percent of carbon dioxide is the atmosphere on Mars?

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

5. Phobos is the god of ___________.

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