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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13 and 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What book did Copernicus have published near the time of his death?
(a) "Sidereus Nuncius."
(b) "De Revolutionibus."
(c) "The Almagest."
(d) "On the Origin of Species."

2. Where did Charles Darwin find marine fossils on mountaintops?
(a) Chile.
(b) Spain.
(c) Florida.
(d) Mexico.

3. Giovanni Cassini studied data by what astronomer who observed Mars at its closest passage to earth and determined, a value of 87 million miles for the astronomical unit?
(a) Plato.
(b) Marco Polo.
(c) Jean Richer.
(d) John Harrison.

4. What was the name of Charles Darwin's grandfather who had written the book, "Zoonomia"?
(a) Edwin Darwin.
(b) Erasmus Darwin.
(c) James Darwin.
(d) Johann Darwin.

5. One of the most renowned transit expeditions was launched by the Royal Society in August 1768 on what ship?
(a) The USS Explorer.
(b) The HMS Explorer.
(c) The HMS Endeavour.
(d) The Beagle.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year did Charles Darwin theorize that the Dangerous Archipelago was once a series of volcanoes?

2. With advancements in clocks and the development of better maps, astronomers attempted to triangulate what planets?

3. Nicolaus Copernicus's work proved that what system was inaccurate?

4. What was the original name of Nicolaus Copernicus?

5. What is the science of the measurement of time, or timekeeping?

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