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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 21-22.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 7, how far away is the Schiaparelli crater from Mark?
(a) 3,200 kilometers.
(b) 587 kilometers.
(c) 1,894 kilometers.
(d) 816 kilometers.

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

3. Where did Mark go to college?
(a) Yale.
(b) University of Colorado.
(c) University of Chicago.
(d) Harvard.

4. Once Mark gets out of the airlock on Sol 119, how long does he believe that the EVA suit will last?
(a) 4 minutes.
(b) 3 minutes.
(c) 5 minutes.
(d) 6 minutes.

5. At what angle do the solar cells sit in the lightweight lattice that holds them?
(a) 14 degrees.
(b) 17 degrees.
(c) 8 degrees.
(d) 11 degrees.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the temperature range from on Mars?

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

3. In Chapter 19, how long does Commander Lewis have to talk to her husband?

4. How days has a team of JPL engineers worked to piece together something that will interact with the modern Deep Space Network?

5. On Sol 436, how long does Mark test his bedroom after patching it up?

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