Astronomy current events question: red dwarf super flares

Astronomy 210L, fall semester 2018
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!)

Robert Burnham, "ASU Astronomers Catch Red Dwarf Star in a Superflare Outburst" (October 18, 2018)
asunow.asu.edu/20181018-discoveries-asu-astronomers-catch-red-dwarf-star-superflare-outburst

Recent observations of __________ produced by young red dwarf stars suggest that they can adversely affect the potential habitability of their planets.
(A) antimatter.
(B) superflares.
(C) cosmic rays.
(D) radioactivity.
(E) pulsar beams.

Correct answer: (B)

Student responses
Sections 70178, 70186
(A) : 1 student
(B) : 19 students
(C) : 0 students
(D) : 4 students
(E) : 3 students