These questions are from "Science and the Sense of Wonder"

1. Which word is the best definition of exultantly?
a. joyfully***
b. timidly
c. quickly
d. sadly

2. What does Asimov predict will happen to Earth in billions of years?
a. It will be burned up by the sun.
b. Its population will increase.
c. It will shrink slightly in size.
d. It will change position in the galaxy.***

3. What does Asimov do to convince readers that understanding science increases appreciation of nature's beauty?
a. He describes advanced college classes.
b. He provides vivid descriptions.***
c. He tells about famous scientists.
d. He criticizes all nature poems.

4. Asimov says that the poet saw "a stultified and limited beauty" when looking at the night sky. What kind of statement is Asimov making?
a. a fact
b. a exaggeration***
c. an opinion
d. an over generalization

5. What support does Asimov call on to justify his sense of wonder about stars and planets?
a. opinions
b. facts***
c. poems
d. observations

9 answers

I don't know 2.
I disagree with your answer for 4.

The others are right.
i think #4 is c (an opinion)
Yes, 4 C.
1. A
2. A
3. B
4. C
5. B
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