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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. According to the author in Chapter 1: "The Dome of Heaven," Plato felt that "abstract geometrical forms were" what?
(a) "God's creation."
(b) "Man's creation."
(c) "Impossible to determine."
(d) "The universe."

2. In 1929, who confirmed movement away from earth and evidence of cosmic expansion?
(a) Edwin Hubble.
(b) Fred Hoyle.
(c) Georges Lemaitre.
(d) Claudius Ptolemy.

3. Quantum physics first emerged when who theorized that energy came in discrete units called quanta?
(a) Max Planck.
(b) Isaac Newtwon.
(c) Aristotle.
(d) Plato.

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

5. 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) Heliocentricism.
(c) Alchemy.
(d) Asceticism.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who worked under George Hale, director of the Mount Wilson Observatory, as described by the author in Chapter 9?

2. Where was Nicolaus Copernicus from?

3. Who published a paper in 1917 which provided evidence that the universe was expanding?

4. William Herschel first became interested in nebulae when he read books by stargazers James Ferguson and whom?

5. In Chapter 16, the author describes theoretical physicists, saying,"Theoretical physicists, like artists are guided in their work by aesthetic as well as" what concerns?

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