True/False and Multiple Choice Worksheet

To make things easier for her, the Vegans appear to Ellie in the form of

• Her grandmother

• Children

• Her mother

• Her father

To get our attention, the "Vegans" send a signal using

• Prime factorization

• Odd numbers

• Prime numbers

• Whole numbers

This movie was based on a book by scientist

• A. Nell Gleen

• B. John Dewey

• C. Carl Sagan

• D. Neil Armstrong

Struck by the beauty of what she sees during her interstellar journey, Ellie says that "they should have sent a(n)"

• Composer

• Poet

• Popcorn

• Her Father

What does this movie suggest may have been the first gift Ellie received?

• A telescope

• A book

• A necklace

• A letter

Their signal comes from the vicinity of the star Vega. What does this mean in the context of the movie?

• It means the signal is of extraterrestrial origin.

• It means the signal is from Earth.

• It means the signal is from the Moon.

• It means the signal is from Mars.

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What is the significance of Adolph Hitler announcing the opening of the 1936 Olympic games image(s) sent by Earth into space?

• It was the first television broadcast powerful enough to leave Earth's atmosphere and potentially be received by extraterrestrial life.

• It marked the beginning of the modern Olympic Games.

• It was the first time the Olympics were held in Germany.

• It was the first Olympic Games to be broadcast on radio.

The aliens in the movie are referred to as "Vegans" because

• they come from the planet Vega.

• they are vegetarians.

• they promote veganism.

• they dislike humans.

What kind of radio does Ellie use to communicate with people at the beginning of the movie?

• a HAM radio

• a BEEF radio

• a CHICKEN radio

The man who she is speaking with on the radio is from where?

• Thailand

• California

• Florida