View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was Christopher Wren born?
(a) 1632.
(b) 1666.
(c) 1698.
(d) 1717.

2. Aristotle created a model of the universe based on whose work?
(a) Eudoxus'.
(b) Claudius Ptolemy's.
(c) Andromache's.
(d) Jean Richer's.

3. Galileo was appointed as a professor of mathematics at what institution?
(a) The University of Zurich.
(b) The University of Pisa.
(c) The University of Paris.
(d) The University of Chicago.

4. Who accused Copernicus of thinking he was superior to God?
(a) Marco Polo.
(b) Pontius Pilate.
(c) Martin Luther.
(d) John Calvin.

5. Copernicus was impressed by the logic of whose belief that there was an underlying structure to the entire universe?
(a) Eudoxus'.
(b) Archimedes'.
(c) Aristotle's.
(d) Plato's.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Nicolaus Copernicus from?

2. Isaac Newton was intrigued by whose theories on inertia and the solar system?

3. Who discovered the rotation of Jupiter?

4. Newton's interest turned to the skies and he saw the need for a telescope that improved upon Galileo's what?

5. Eudoxus of Cnidus was a student of whom?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 169 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample