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The Martian

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The movie begins on
a)
Earth
b)
Mars
c)
Moon
d)
WMHS
2.
What struck Mark during the sandstorm (in the beginning)?
a)
The oxygenator
b)
The Sorjourner
c)
The RTG
d)
an antenna
3.
What happens when Watney tried to make water
a)
He gets wet
b)
It explodes
c)
Nothing
d)
A rainbow appears
4.
What happens to the crops when the airlock explodes
a)
They freeze and die
b)
Nothing
c)
They multiply
d)
They are french fried
5.
Mars counts as "international water". Watney is going to commandeer the Ares 4 lander which makes him a
a)
sailor
b)
commander
c)
pirate
d)
pilot
6.
What does Watney plan to make by burning  oxygen and hydrogen?
a)
Water
b)
Fertilizer
c)
An explosive
d)
Fuel
7.
What are Mark's two specialities (degrees)?
a)
Botanist/Chemical Engineer
b)
Chemical Engineer/Physics
c)
Botanist/Mechanical Engineer
d)
Geologist/Botanist
8.
What does Mark use to finally establish communication with NASA?
a)
The MAV
b)
Pathfinder
c)
Socrates
d)
Hab main computer
9.
How does NASA communicate using this first device?
a)
they move the camera head
b)
they send e-mails
c)
they send letters
d)
They don't; it's a one-way conversation
10.
Why didn't he just use a compass?
a)
He didn't have one 
b)
He doesn't know how to make them 
c)
Mars doesn't have a magnetic field
d)
Mars has 2 magnetic fields
11.
What does he hope to use Pathfinder for?
a)
As a radio
b)
Make food
c)
Make water
d)
Fly back to Earth
12.

What Ares mission number were the crew on?

a)

III

b)

IV

c)

I

d)

VI

13.

What was the other space agency in the movie besides NASA?

a)

JPL

b)

NHS

c)

WCHS

d)

ESA

14.

Did NASA initially give the Hermes permission to save Mark

a)

Yes

b)

No

15.

How many more days were added to the Hermes mission to save Mark?

a)

533

b)

335

c)

1

d)

0

16.

What site must Mark travel to in order to be saved?

a)

Ares IV

b)

Ares III

c)

Ares II

d)

Ares V