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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. Charles Darwin went on a five-year world-wide expedition on what brig?
(a) The HMS Endeavor.
(b) The Beagle.
(c) The USS Explorer.
(d) The HMS Explorer.

2. Where was Charles Darwin from?
(a) Germany.
(b) France.
(c) Spain.
(d) England.

3. What is the science of the measurement of time, or timekeeping?
(a) Chronometry.
(b) Cartography.
(c) Astronomy.
(d) Alchemy.

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

5. Nicolaus Copernicus was born thirty years after what was invented?
(a) The radio.
(b) The wheel.
(c) The automobile.
(d) The printing press.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the original name of Nicolaus Copernicus?

2. When was Charles Darwin born?

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

4. What is the second premise of "On the Origin of Species"?

5. What is the third premise of "On the Origin of Species"?

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