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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Mark’s crew ordered to abort their mission after how many days?
(a) 6.
(b) 12.
(c) 5.
(d) 10.

2. How many days does it usually take to yield full-sized potatoes?
(a) 115 days.
(b) 75 days.
(c) 180 days.
(d) 90 days.

3. Where is Venkat Kapoor’s office located?
(a) Building 2.
(b) Building 9.
(c) Building 1.
(d) Building 3.

4. What type of music did Johanssen bring to listen to?
(a) Beatles.
(b) Rolling Stones.
(c) New Age.
(d) Classical.

5. To what degree does Mark intend to lower the temperature in the Hab to keep the soil alive while he extracts the hydrogen?
(a) 10 F.
(b) 4 C.
(c) 1 C.
(d) 25 F.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did it take Mark’s crew to get to Mars?

2. At the beginning of Chapter 6, how many months of travel does Lewis’s crew have to endure?

3. What is on Lewis’s data stick for digital entertainment?

4. How long does a Mars mission take?

5. What speed of sandstorm gusts is a mission supposed to be able to handle?

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