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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17, Routine Interplanetary Violence, Chapter 18, The Marsh of Camarina.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Sagan suggests that the image of the "pale blue dot" teaches the need for what?
(a) Kindness.
(b) Space exploration.
(c) Peace.
(d) Science education.

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

3. Where does Sagan think that life will most likely be eventually found?
(a) A moon in the solar system.
(b) Deep space.
(c) Earth-like planets around other stars.
(d) Mars.

4. What visual resolution would be required to determine that humans are related to the intelligence on Earth?
(a) 1 meter.
(b) 10 meters.
(c) 10 cm.
(d) 1 cm.

5. What does Martian soil seem to contain?
(a) Methane.
(b) Organic material.
(c) Ice.
(d) Oil.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Sagan characterize most of the benefits gleaned from the space programs of the 60s and 70s?

2. What moon was found to have volcanoes?

3. What other medium was used to express the desire to wander, according to Sagan, as human civilization developed?

4. What scientist is well-known for writing about the differences between species of animals?

5. What role does Sagan suggest that religion has played in the development of science?

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