History of A Visitor from Space:  
Questions for Testing and Discussion for Home School or Classroom 

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SECTION I

1)  The story is split into three different time periods in history.  They are:
      A.  1 Million A.D.; Portuguese Exploration of the New World; the 1960's
      B.  pre-history; Spanish Exploration of the New World; the 1980's
      C.  2000 B.C.; the 18th Century; the 1990's
      D.  4000 B.C.; the Middle Ages; the New Millennium 

2)  Which force strongly affected the orbits of the two bodies that collided?
     A.  collision
     B.  gravity
     C.  the magnetic field
     D.  vaporization

3)  If the orbit of a piece of debris around a planet decays to the point that it bombards the planet, 
     it is called:
     A.  a comet
     B.  an asteroid
     C.  a moon
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