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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Chapter 6, how many unread emails does Venkat have?
(a) 39.
(b) 47.
(c) 35.
(d) 13.

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

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

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

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

7. In Chapter 12, how many centimeters down does Vogel want the other to dig to get soil samples?
(a) 25.
(b) 30.
(c) 35.
(d) 15.

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

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

10. What was the speed of sandstorm gusts that buffeted Mark’s mission?
(a) 175 kph.
(b) 225 kph.
(c) 150 kph.
(d) 200 kph.

11. How many liters of water will Mark need for his farmland?
(a) 175.
(b) 250.
(c) 225.
(d) 325.

12. What type of engines power the Hermes?
(a) Nuclear.
(b) Anti-matter.
(c) Ion.
(d) Fusion.

13. How many square meters of soar paneling does Mark have?
(a) 90.
(b) 180.
(c) Over 100.
(d) About 200.

14. In Chapter 11, how often can a message be sent to Watney?
(a) Every 30 minutes.
(b) In two hours.
(c) In 90 minutes.
(d) Once an hour.

15. How long is the Hab designed to last?
(a) 64 days.
(b) 31 days.
(c) 18 days.
(d) 110 days.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Mark landed on Mars, which crewman was he out of the MDV?

2. Where is Venkat Kapoor’s office located?

3. What does Johanssen like to read?

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

5. To what degree does Mark intend to lower the temperature in the Hab to keep the soil alive while he extracts the hydrogen?

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