Let's Aim For Mars by Buzz Aldrin Quiz

Which detail best captures Aldrin’s feelings about being on the moon?

• Orbiting alone

• Very different

• Magnificent desolation

• Smaller landscape

Aldrin says that teamwork made the first lunar landing successful. Which of the following is an example given in the passage of astronauts working together on this mission?

• One astronaut stayed on the ship while two explored the moon.

• One astronaut took pictures of the moon while one stayed on the ship.

• The astronauts all talked to Central Command.

• The astronauts repaired damage to their ship.

Aldrin says that after his trip to the moon, he felt lost and without purpose. Which of the following words from the selection best defines this feeling?

• Left

• Recover

• Dedicate

• Adrift

The author refers to our collective memory as the only place where space travel is now. Whose memory is he referring to here?

• Astronauts who went to the moon

• Scientists who are working on the next space voyage

• Writers who describe the trip to the moon

• Everyone who remembers or has learned about space

What does Aldrin mean when he says we’ve been locked in Earth orbit?

• That astronauts can’t come home

• That our missions are too focused on the moon

• That we are too busy trying to solve our problems on Earth

• That we are limited to flying in Earth’s atmosphere

Which word in the passage is a synonym for colonizing?

• Homesteading

• Exploring

• Refocusing

• Orbiting

Aldrin wants to inspire people to support space exploration. Which two reasons explain why it might be important to do this, according to him?

• To celebrate and remember our heroes

• To provide another place for people to live

• To support missions that will give us information about climate change

• To see if there are signs of life in the universe

• To learn more about how to keep astronauts and all other people healthy