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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7, Among the Moons of Saturn, Chapter 8, The First New Planet.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did ancient people notice about planets that set them apart from the stars?
(a) They were much larger.
(b) They had unique colors.
(c) They grew closer from time to time.
(d) They had complex motions and were not fixed.

2. William Herschel, the discoverer of Uranus, had what unusual profession?
(a) Poet.
(b) Actor.
(c) Musician.
(d) Magician.

3. Sagan uses what term to describe a theology that requires God to intentionally mislead human scientists?
(a) Unsupportable.
(b) Typical.
(c) Malevolent.
(d) Dogmatic.

4. Sagan expects both Voyager spacecrafts to continue to broadcast data through what year?
(a) 2015.
(b) 2050.
(c) 2010.
(d) 2030.

5. According to Sagan, which of the following was the most notable historical tool that humans used to explore the world?
(a) Ships.
(b) The Wheel.
(c) Compasses.
(d) Roads.

Short Answer Questions

1. What planet did Sagan spend a great deal of time studying when an important space probe passed near it in 1976?

2. How does Sagan describe his reaction to the difficulties in detecting human life and intelligence on Earth from space?

3. When were the Voyager spacecraft launched?

4. How does Sagan characterize NASA?

5. Sagan says that which of the following is the most immediately obvious thing about the Earth?

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