The MAIN purpose of Asimov's essay is
Asimov's "Science & the Sense of Wonder"

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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to entertain
to inform
to persuade
to complain
2.
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Someone who is "exultant" is likely
very happy
upset about a loss
scientifically gifted
in the middle of a disaster
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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What is most likely to cause "awe" in someone?
a blank wall
a paperclip
a new experience in a gorgeous location
a poorly written poem about tax laws
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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"Those bright spots in the sky that we call planets are worlds. There are worlds with thick atmospheres of carbon dioxide and sulfuric acid; worlds of red-hot liquid with hurricanes that could gulp down the whole earth; dead worlds with quiet pockmarks of craters; worlds with volcanoes puffing plumes of dust; worlds with pink and desolate deserts..."
Which word is REPEATED to emphasize a point?
bright
worlds
craters
pink
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Humans walking barefoot on the surface of the Sun next year is
conceivable
inconceivable
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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In Walt Whitman's poem, how does the speaker of the poem feel about astronomy and science?
loves it
finds it interesting
dislikes it
is unaware of it
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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How does speaker in Whitman's poem respond to the "learn'd astronomer's" lecture?
walks outside to look at the starry night
takes careful notes about the facts
draws diagrams and charts of data
falls asleep due to boredom
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