ASTR279 Exam Spring 2020 8
ASTR279 Exam Spring 2020 8
ASTR279 Exam Spring 2020 8
America039;s Strategic Defense System during the Cold War was nicknamed after
this famous movie.
a. Jaws
b. !Star Wars
c. Alien
d. Blade Runner
3. Which Apollo mission was the last one in NASA039;s Apollo program?
a. !Apollo 17
b. Apollo 13
c. Apollo 15
d. Apollo 11
6. When did the United States formally declare war on Japan, entering World War II?
a. June 22, 1941
b. !December 8, 1941
c. June 6, 1944
d. September 1, 1939
7. These two countries held a commonwealth from the 16th to 18th century.
a. Bangladesh and Bhutan
b. North Korea and South Korea
c. Hutu and Rwanda
d. !Poland and Lithuania
9. What was the last colony the UK ceded marking the end of the British Empire?
a. !Hong Kong
b. India
c. Ireland
d. Australia
3. In Norse mythology, what is the name of the serpent which eats the roots of the
ash tree Yggdrasil?
a. !Nidhogg
b. Odin
c. Bragi
d. Ymir
11. What animal did Queen Pasipahe sleep with before she gave birth to the Minotaur
in Greek Mythology?
a. Pig
b. !Bull
c. Ox
d. Horse
2. The Pythagorean theorem states that the square of the hypotenuse is equal to the
product of the squares of the other two sides.
a. !False
b. True
4. The proof for the Chinese Remainder Theorem used in Number Theory was NOT
developed by its first publisher, Sun Tzu.
a. !True
b. False
9. Which of these numbers is closest to the total number of possible states for an
army standard Enigma Machine?
a. 1.58 x 1022
b. 1.58 x 1024
c. !1.58 x 1020
d. 1.58 x 1018