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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the Reverend William Buckland, the biblical reference to "in the beginning" with regards to the formation of Earth could refer to:
(a) Myths and legends.
(b) Exactly seven days.
(c) A particular era.
(d) Millions and millions of years.

2. Astronomer Edmond Halley approached mathematician Sir Isaac Newton to get his help figuring out why planets:
(a) Vary in size.
(b) Are round.
(c) Orbit the sun in ellipses.
(d) Spin on their axes.

3. About how many stars are visible to the naked eye from Earth?
(a) 9,600.
(b) 500.
(c) 6,000.
(d) 1,200.

4. Between 1980 and 2003, how many supernovas did the Reverend Robert Evans of Australia discover using a simple backyard telescope?
(a) 7.
(b) 36.
(c) 42.
(d) 11.

5. What is a supernova?
(a) A dying star.
(b) A young, emerging star.
(c) A red giant.
(d) A white dwarf.

Short Answer Questions

1. What components were central to the apparatus that Henry Cavendish used to determine the density of Earth?

2. Sir Isaac Newton wrote "Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy," which explains his laws of what?

3. How far away is Proxima Centauri from Earth?

4. In addition to being a seventeenth-century astronomer, Christopher Wren designed:

5. Fred Hoyle came up with the term "Big Bang" while trying to:

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