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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 11-12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long did it take Ares 4’s MAV to get to Mars?
(a) 8 months.
(b) 11 months.
(c) 13 months.
(d) 15 months.

2. At what point might Mark’s crew believe that he has died?
(a) Sol 6.
(b) Sol 4.
(c) Sol 10.
(d) Sol 9.

3. When there is too much oxygen, to what temperature does the regulator cool it?
(a) 21 kelvin.
(b) 32 F.
(c) 90 kelvin.
(d) 0 C.

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

5. On Sol 75, what does Mark name the valley that allows him to follow the hills rather than simply navigate by Phobos?
(a) Johanssen.
(b) Wyatt.
(c) Martinson.
(d) Lewis.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many minutes longer is a sol than a day?

2. How long does Mark wait for the resin for his saddlebags to set up?

3. Mark’s crew ordered to abort their mission after how many days?

4. In Chapter 12, how many seconds does Lewis say that Uncle Sam is paying for every second they are on Mars?

5. On Sol 80, how far does Mark reckon he is from Pathfinder?

(see the answer key)

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