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

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 Most of Copernicus's work was unpublished until his death because he feared what?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

3. Nicolaus Copernicus was born thirty years after what was invented?
(a) The wheel.
(b) The printing press.
(c) The automobile.
(d) The radio.

4. In what country is Stonehenge located?
(a) Germany.
(b) India.
(c) France.
(d) England.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Galileo published his findings in what book?

2. 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"?

3. Where was Vasco da Gama from?

4. What refers to motion in the direction opposite to the movement of something else, and is the contrary of direct or prograde motion?

5. Who wrote a paper entitled, "The Sand Reckoner"?

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