23. Carl Sagan: Visionary Astronomer
1. What is one of the first science shows to gain acceptance by
the general public in the U.S.?
- Ripley's Believe It Or Not
- Genesis
- Astro Blasto
- Cosmos
2. How did Sagan make the religious community angry?
- he vandalized churches
- his teachings contradicted the creationist belief of the
beginning of life - he said that God was a woman
- he renounced his faith
3. What is the book Contact about?
- an alien who loses his contact lenses
- a mysterious person who tries to contact every single
person in the world - the first contact with an intelligent alien species
- a man who gets a hold of his long lost daughter
4. Why did Contact bother many religious groups?
- it claimed that human beings are not alone in the universe
- it claimed that humans were descended from monkeys
- it claimed that the earth revolves around the sun
- it claimed that God wasn't real
5. How did Sagan die?
- he was stressed from creating the tv show, Cosmos
- pneumonia
- natural causes
- cancer