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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8: Deep Space.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who accused Copernicus of thinking he was superior to God?
(a) John Calvin.
(b) Martin Luther.
(c) Pontius Pilate.
(d) Marco Polo.

2. According to the author in Chapter 7: "A Plumb Line to the Sun," some ships and their crews were lost at sea because it was difficult to establish what?
(a) Mass.
(b) Latitude.
(c) Area.
(d) Longitude.

3. Where was William Herschel from?
(a) Germany.
(b) Spain.
(c) France.
(d) England.

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

5. Copernicus and Kepler measured the distances of the solar system which were expressed in what?
(a) Astronomical units.
(b) Bosons.
(c) Leptons.
(d) Particles.

Short Answer Questions

1. William Herschel first became interested in nebulae when he read books by stargazers James Ferguson and whom?

2. Aristotle declared that a body in rest tended to do what?

3. One of the most renowned transit expeditions was launched by the Royal Society in August 1768 on what ship?

4. Kant first became interested in space travel after reading a review of what philosopher's book?

5. What is the resistance of any physical object to a change in its state of motion or rest, or the tendency of an object to resist any change in its motion?

(see the answer key)

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