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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. What are fuzzy patches of glowing material that can be observed throughout the universe?
(a) Particles.
(b) Nebulae.
(c) Leptons.
(d) Bosons.

3. Who wrote a paper entitled, "The Sand Reckoner"?
(a) Aristarchus.
(b) Archimedes.
(c) Claudius Ptolemy.
(d) Pontius Pilate.

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

5. Copernicus was impressed by the logic of whose belief that there was an underlying structure to the entire universe?
(a) Aristotle's.
(b) Eudoxus'.
(c) Plato's.
(d) Archimedes'.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. Galileo was appointed as a professor of mathematics at what institution?

3. When was Claudius Ptolemy born?

4. What describes a lifestyle characterized by abstinence from various sorts of worldly pleasures often with the aim of pursuing religious and spiritual goals?

5. When did Galileo Galilei die?

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