It's been a week of stark contrasts. A privately funded rocket made it into space, while stock market funds crashed to earth. Apple's grip on App Store developers and Hollywood's stranglehold on DVDs both slipped, while former politicos and spies eased quietly into the social networking space. Also: Steve Ballmer went on a speaking tour, adding to the supply of fear, uncertainly, and carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Are you truly in the know? Take our quiz and find out. Correct answers are worth 10 points. Now take a deep breath and dive in.

-- Dan Tynan

1. When Steve Jobs sneezes, thousands of Apple fanboys reach for their hankies. What was the big news out of Cupertino this week?

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