Astronomy current events question: new mission for NASA WISE space telescope

Astronomy 210L, fall semester 2013
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!)

D.C. Agle and Dwayne Brown, "NASA Spacecraft Reactivated to Hunt for Asteroids," August 21, 2013
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?release=2013-257

NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer space telescope has been brought out of its hibernation since 2011 in order to:
(A) observe recent solar flares.
(B) dock with the International Space Station.
(C) study global warming.
(D) hunt for new asteroids.
(E) return back to Earth.

Correct answer: (D)

Student responses
Sections 70178, 70186, 70200
(A) : 14 students
(B) : 1 student
(C) : 3 students
(D) : 48 students
(E) : 0 students