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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11, Evening and Morning Star, Chapter 12, The Ground Melts.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT one of the ways that Sagan says life seems to be?
(a) Absurd.
(b) Intentional.
(c) Insignificant.
(d) Meaningless.

2. What strange motion do all of the stars in the sky exhibit?
(a) They appear to drift towards the Earth.
(b) They change directions randomly.
(c) They tend to move towards each other.
(d) They move in identical tiny ellipses.

3. When did the belief that Venus was a "sister planet" to Earth become dispelled?
(a) The mid nineteenth century.
(b) The late nineteenth century.
(c) The early twentieth century.
(d) The mid twentieth century.

4. What major change have humans made to the environment that would be easily detectable from space?
(a) Desertification.
(b) The Three-Gorges dam.
(c) The destruction of the rainforests.
(d) The pollution of rivers and lakes.

5. What does the Geocentric theory state?
(a) The sun moves around the Earth.
(b) The Earth moves in a perfect circle.
(c) The Earth is a flat disc.
(d) The planets and heavens are all fixed.

Short Answer Questions

1. What hazard threatened the Voyager craft in Sagan's plan to take a distant picture of Earth?

2. What criticism does Sagan make of NASA in Chapter 6, "The Triumph of Voyager"?

3. How old are the terrain features generated by Venus' volcanoes?

4. What is notable about pictures taken of the Earth from the moon?

5. How likely does Sagan think it is that the records on Voyager will eventually be found?

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