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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4: The Sun Worshipers.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Approximately when was Eudoxus of Cnidus born?
(a) 410 B.C.
(b) 128 A.D.
(c) 355 B.C.
(d) 218 B.C.

3. What describes a lifestyle characterized by abstinence from various sorts of worldly pleasures often with the aim of pursuing religious and spiritual goals?
(a) Cosmology.
(b) Alchemy.
(c) Heliocentricism.
(d) Asceticism.

4. Practical reasons for learning about the stars and their movement included what in ancient times, according to the author in Chapter 1: "The Dome of Heaven"?
(a) Determining religious history.
(b) Timekeeping and navigation.
(c) Predicting the future.
(d) Estimating the population.

5. What was the original name of Nicolaus Copernicus?
(a) Claudius Ptolemy.
(b) Aristarchus.
(c) Marco Polo.
(d) Mikolai Kopernik.

Short Answer Questions

1. The reawakening of interest in the cosmos was sparked by the age of exploration, beginning with whose travels to China in the thirteenth century?

2. When did Eudoxus of Cnidus attend the Academy in Athens?

3. Copernicus was impressed by the logic of whose belief that there was an underlying structure to the entire universe?

4. The last great Western scientist before the Dark Ages was whom, according to the author?

5. Where was Eudoxus of Cnidus born?

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