Question

fake astronauts go to fake mars, get real sleepy
by elizabeth preston
on january 19, 2017, six fake astronauts, two women and four men, went on a fake
mission to mars. this mission would last eight months. this nasa - supported
expedition is the fifth fake mars mission performed by the university of hawaii. in
these experiments, university researchers studied the fake astronauts to learn more
about a possible visit to mars. researchers considered the social and psychological
aspects of such a mission. they wanted to know how possible it was for six complete
strangers to live and work together in such a cramped space - and still get along. they
also wanted to know how being isolated with a small group of strangers would affect
the fake astronauts emotional and mental health. these experiments arent research
just for the sake of research. nasa has a plan that humans will orbit mars by the
2030s. some people believe that the nasa timeline is too modest and that people will
actually be living on mars as soon as 2027.
the following passage is about a similar experiment performed in russia in 2010 and
2011 - ed.
1 fastened securely into their spacesuits, two men stepped onto the surface of
mars. but this mars looked a lot like a regular room with dirt on the floor.
the mars rocks looked pretty much exactly like earth rocks. the stars in this
martian sky looked like tiny lights stuck onto black - painted walls. which, it
turns out, is exactly what they were. these pseudo - explorers had signed up for a
mock space trip and were still firmly on the ground in moscow, russia.
2 nevertheless, after a supposed journey of more than eight months in cramped
quarters with four other pseudo - astronauts, these two were exhilarated to stretch
their legs. one of them promptly completed his assignment for the day, which
was to fall on his face. the researchers overseeing this mission wanted to learn
select two details that made the mission seem as if it were an actual space expedition.
□ the astronauts could not experience sunlight.
□ the astronauts lived together in a small space.
□ the astronauts did not all speak the same language.
□ the astronauts reacted differently to the lighting conditions.
□ the astronauts took breaks by watching movies and reading books.

Explanation:

• The text describes a fake Mars mission where astronauts lived together in a small space (as in the option "The astronauts lived together in a small space").
• It also mentions that the Mars rocks looked like Earth rocks, the sky like tiny lights (no sunlight aspect), they were in cramped quarters (implied small space living), and no indication of language barrier or specific lighting reaction details other than the "fake" environment setup which made it seem real (the overall setup with the space - like quarters, Mars - like (but fake) surroundings etc. contributed to the mission seeming real, and the small space living is a key detail).

Answer:

The astronauts lived together in a small space.