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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 15 and 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Eudoxus of Cnidus born?
(a) Alexandria.
(b) Italy.
(c) Rome.
(d) Greece.

2. Where was Galileo Galilei from?
(a) Spain.
(b) France.
(c) Italy.
(d) Germany.

3. The Great Pyramid of Giza was aligned to what, according to the author in Chapter 1: "The Dome of Heaven"?
(a) A star.
(b) The moon.
(c) Uranus.
(d) Venus.

4. Most of Copernicus's work was unpublished until his death because he feared what?
(a) Retribution from his wife.
(b) Retribution from the Church.
(c) Retribution from the scientific community.
(d) Retribution from his family.

5. When did Venetian Alvise da Cadamosto discover the Southern Cross?
(a) 1455.
(b) 1515.
(c) 1698.
(d) 1488.

Short Answer Questions

1. Newton's first law expanded on the theory of inertia by asserting that an object stays in motion unless it is what?

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

3. Who discovered the rotation of Jupiter?

4. When was Isaac Newton born?

5. Who discovered the period-luminosity phenomena that enabled the distances of the Milky Way and objects in deep space to be measured?

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