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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. William Herschel was the first astronomer to make "acute, systematic observations of the universe" beyond what?
(a) Jupiter.
(b) The sun.
(c) The solar system.
(d) The moon.

2. Copernicus studied the great astronomers, and particularly admired whom?
(a) Aristarchus.
(b) Archimedes.
(c) Aristotle.
(d) Claudius Ptolemy.

3. What is a division of the astronomical science that is concerned with getting data, in contrast with theoretical astrophysics, which is mainly concerned with finding out the measurable implications of physical models?
(a) Observational astronomy.
(b) Cosmology.
(c) Alchemy.
(d) Asceticism.

4. Who was the first astronomer to suggest a solar-centered planetary system?
(a) Archimedes.
(b) Claudius Ptolemy.
(c) Aristarchus.
(d) Pontius Pilate.

5. When was Claudius Ptolemy born?
(a) 476 A.D.
(b) 90 A.D.
(c) 120 B.C.
(d) 224 A.D.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who cited the scriptures where Joshua "commanded the sun to stand still, and not the earth" in Chapter 4: "The Sun Worshipers"?

2. Who accused Copernicus of thinking he was superior to God?

3. What word means small or tiny?

4. William Herschel became most famous for the discovery of which planet?

5. 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?

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