Multiple Choice
What observational fact convinces astronomers that the source of energy in a typical quasar is physically very small?
A) the extremely high redshift of its spectrum
B) the appearance of all quasars as starlike objects in our sky
C) the extreme distance of all quasars
D) the rapid variation of the intensity of the source
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