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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5: The World in Retrograde.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The last great Western scientist before the Dark Ages was whom, according to the author?
(a) Marco Polo.
(b) Archimedes.
(c) Ancius Boethius.
(d) Prince Henry the Navigator.

3. What refers to the region of city-states in ancient Mesopotamia?
(a) Egypt.
(b) Sumeria.
(c) Lemuria.
(d) Indochina.

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

5. When was Galileo Galilei born?
(a) 1564.
(b) 1642.
(c) 220 B.C.
(d) 410 A.D.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Christopher Columbus persuade to finance his search for a New World?

2. 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?

3. Who was the first to explore the coast of Africa and discover its rich natural resources in Chapter 3: "The Discovery of the Earth"?

4. Where was Galileo Galilei from?

5. Galileo published his findings in what book?

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