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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6: Newton's Reach.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As a physicist, Galileo attempted to bring physics into the discovery of what?
(a) The sun's movement.
(b) The earth's movement.
(c) The moon's movement.
(d) Alchemy.

2. American Indians lost in the woods could find their way with the help of whom, according to the author in Chapter 3: "The Discovery of the Earth"?
(a) Sky Dancer.
(b) Father Sky.
(c) Sky Mother.
(d) Spirit Mother.

3. Copernicus was influenced by what Parisian scholar who theorized that the earth was in motion?
(a) Plato.
(b) Nicole Oresme.
(c) Pontius Pilate.
(d) Eudoxus.

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) Timekeeping and navigation.
(b) Determining religious history.
(c) Estimating the population.
(d) Predicting the future.

5. Who cited the scriptures where Joshua "commanded the sun to stand still, and not the earth" in Chapter 4: "The Sun Worshipers"?
(a) John Calvin.
(b) Pontius Pilate.
(c) Martin Luther.
(d) Marco Polo.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who accused Copernicus of thinking he was superior to God?

2. When was Galileo Galilei born?

3. The Royal Society was established in what year?

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

5. Where was Isaac Newton born?

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