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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 17-18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many months before a mission does NASA sent the MAV?
(a) 36.
(b) 18.
(c) 54.
(d) 48.

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

3. In Chapter 13, when does NASA plan to get a probe with supplies to Mark?
(a) Sol 898.
(b) Sol 856.
(c) Sol 739.
(d) Sol 769.

4. On Sol 42, how long does Mark say it will take for each tank of CO2 to finish filling?
(a) 30 minutes.
(b) 10 hours.
(c) 8 hours.
(d) 90 minutes.

5. In Chapter 2, how many sols does Mark think it will be until the next ship arrives on Mars?
(a) 987.
(b) 1,492.
(c) 684.
(d) 1,387.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long do the Earth botanists believe Mark will have food?

2. In Chapter 11, what do people keep asking Venkat for when he is trying to work in his temporary office?

3. How many sols will Mark need to make the modifications that have to be made to the MAV?

4. How far does the Hab blow from the airlock?

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

(see the answer key)

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