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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of asteroids does Sagan suggest that men might be able to live inside of?
(a) Short-period asteroids.
(b) Ice asteroids.
(c) Carbon asteroids.
(d) Silicon asteroids.

2. How does Sagan characterize most of the benefits gleaned from the space programs of the 60s and 70s?
(a) They were underestimated.
(b) They were unexpected.
(c) They were intangible.
(d) They were relatively unimportant.

3. What is the acronym for the project within SETI that Sagan worked on?
(a) MEGA.
(b) SPACE.
(c) ARGUS.
(d) TITAN.

4. 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 mid twentieth century.
(d) The early twentieth century.

5. Sagan worries about how societies of what type would handle the technology that could stop Earth-bound asteroids?
(a) Progressive.
(b) Socialist.
(c) Totalitarian.
(d) Liberal.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the primary way that humans add carbon dioxide to the atmosphere?

2. About how large a percentage of the mass of the total universe does dark matter make up?

3. What does Sagan believe about weapons of mass destruction?

4. Mars apparently once had what resource?

5. What does Sagan say the rings of Saturn composed of?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Venus similar to Earth?

2. What does Sagan believe would be necessary for the safety of the human race to be secured?

3. What would the process of "terraforming" on Mars be like?

4. What resources does Sagan believe that carbon asteroids have that make them suitable for human habitation?

5. What promising signs does Mars have for being host to life?

6. Why does Sagan suggest that space exploration aids in protecting the planet?

7. What profit motivations exist in a manned mission to Mars?

8. Why does Sagan believe that America sent men to the moon?

9. What is unusual about the ring systems of the planets in our solar system?

10. What is unusual about the surface of Venus?

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