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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In high school, what role did Mark play in Dungeons and Dragons?
(a) Geomancer.
(b) Cleric.
(c) Monk.
(d) Barbarian.

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

3. What speed of sandstorm gusts is a mission supposed to be able to handle?
(a) 175 kph.
(b) 100 kph.
(c) 150 kph.
(d) 125 kph.

4. What is the normal percent of oxygen in the Earth’s atmosphere?
(a) 34.
(b) 21.
(c) 42.
(d) 18.

5. On Sol 42, how long does Mark say it will take for each tank of CO2 to finish filling?
(a) 30 minutes.
(b) 90 minutes.
(c) 8 hours.
(d) 10 hours.

6. Whose suit does Mark use to store water?
(a) Martinez.
(b) Vogel.
(c) Lewis.
(d) Johanssen.

7. Mark’s crew ordered to abort their mission after how many days?
(a) 10.
(b) 12.
(c) 5.
(d) 6.

8. How far away is Houston from Mars?
(a) 4 to 24 light-minutes.
(b) 46 light minutes.
(c) 34 light minutes.
(d) 6-12 light-minutes.

9. How many months before a mission does NASA sent the MAV?
(a) 36.
(b) 48.
(c) 18.
(d) 54.

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

11. How long does Mark wait for the resin for his saddlebags to set up?
(a) 21 minutes.
(b) 2 hours.
(c) About 90 minutes.
(d) An hour.

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

13. What is the least number of days it might take Mark to get to Ares 4?
(a) 45.
(b) 40.
(c) 30.
(d) 35.

14. How long will the protein that Mark has last?
(a) 3 years.
(b) 1,009 days.
(c) 4 years.
(d) 940 days.

15. How many unmanned missions did it take to deliver the supplies for Mark’s mission on Mars?
(a) 25.
(b) 10.
(c) 8.
(d) 14.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does Mark have to sit around while his batteries recharge?

2. What does Johanssen like to read?

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

4. In Chapter 7, how far away is the Schiaparelli crater from Mark?

5. How long does a Mars mission take?

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