Astronomy current events question: James Webb Space Telescope

Astronomy 210L, Fall Semester 2009
Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, CA

Students are assigned to read online articles on current astronomy events, and take a short current events quiz during the first 10 minutes of lab. (This motivates students to show up promptly to lab, as the time cut-off for the quiz is strictly enforced!)

Astronomy.com editors, "Test Model of James Webb Space Telescope Instrument Ready," October 14, 2009
http://www.astronomy.com/asy/default.aspx?c=a&id=8714

What mission is the joint NASA/European Space Agency James Webb Space Telescope planned to replace?
(A) Cancelled Mars sample return mission.
(B) Repaired Hubble Space Telescope.
(C) Failed Indian Space Agency Chandrayaan moon probe.
(D) Recently crashed LCROSS probe.
(E) Spitzer Space Telescope, out of coolant.

Correct answer: (B)

Student responses
Sections 70178, 70186, 70200
(A) : 0 students
(B) : 28 students
(C) : 5 students
(D) : 8 students
(E) : 14 students