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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13, The Gift of Apollo, Chapter 14, Exploring Other Worlds and Protecting This One.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was Neptune discovered?
(a) 1846.
(b) 1912.
(c) 1645.
(d) 1955.

2. What are the records on the Voyager craft engraved in?
(a) Gold.
(b) Lead.
(c) Iron.
(d) Platinum.

3. What concept does Sagan suggest that the image of the "pale blue dot" mocks?
(a) Human conceit.
(b) Technology.
(c) Human achievement.
(d) Individuality.

4. What does Sagan suggest that cavemen were usually looking for when they wandered?
(a) Mates.
(b) Shelter.
(c) Food.
(d) New territory.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Neptune's position in the solar system as of the writing of this book?

2. How old does Sagan state that "fundamentalist monotheists" believe the Earth to be?

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

4. As of 1990, how many moons did the Voyager craft explore?

5. How much bigger is Neptune than Earth?

(see the answer key)

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