In Most Cases It Is Impossible to Observe the Host

question 8

Multiple Choice

In most cases it is impossible to observe the host galaxies of quasars because

• A) quasars outshine the host galaxies by a few orders of magnitude.
• B) the supermassive black holes have "eaten" all the stars in those galaxies.
• C) the host galaxies of quasars have too much dark matter.
• D) the host galaxies of quasars have too much obscuring dust.
• E) the galaxies hosting quasars are much smaller than our own Milky Way.

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