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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. Who cited the scriptures where Joshua "commanded the sun to stand still, and not the earth" in Chapter 4: "The Sun Worshipers"?
(a) Martin Luther.
(b) Marco Polo.
(c) Pontius Pilate.
(d) John Calvin.

2. In trigonometry and geometry, what is the process of determining the location of a point by measuring angles to it from known points at either end of a fixed baseline, rather than measuring distances to the point directly?
(a) Astronomy.
(b) Triangulation.
(c) Chronometry.
(d) Alchemy.

3. Where was Nicolaus Copernicus from?
(a) France.
(b) England.
(c) Poland.
(d) Germany.

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

5. What is the first premise of "On the Origin of Species"?
(a) There are variations within species.
(b) Living creatures create more off-spring than nature can support.
(c) Survival is based on nature versus nurture.
(d) Survival is based on the process of natural selection.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Charles Darwin born?

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

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?

4. What was the original name of Nicolaus Copernicus?

5. Most of Copernicus's work was unpublished until his death because he feared what?

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