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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. What is a displacement or difference in the apparent position of an object viewed along two different lines of sight, and is measured by the angle or semi-angle of inclination between those two lines?
(a) Micrometer.
(b) Cartography.
(c) Chronometry.
(d) Parallax.

2. Galileo's contributions to observational astronomy include the telescopic confirmation of the phases of what planet?
(a) Jupiter.
(b) Mars.
(c) Pluto.
(d) Venus.

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

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

5. 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) Latitude.
(b) Area.
(c) Mass.
(d) Longitude.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word means small or tiny?

2. The first step in the exploration of intergalactic space was taken by what mathematician?

3. Where was Galileo Galilei from?

4. Who was the first astronomer to suggest a solar-centered planetary system?

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

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