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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 11 and 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Nicolaus Copernicus from?
(a) Germany.
(b) Poland.
(c) England.
(d) France.

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

3. What refers to motion in the direction opposite to the movement of something else, and is the contrary of direct or prograde motion?
(a) Triangulation.
(b) Lepton.
(c) Asceticism.
(d) Retrograde motion.

4. The subject of a universe of galaxies emerged again when Johann Lambert was appointed where?
(a) Oxford University.
(b) The University of Paris.
(c) The Berlin Academy of Sciences.
(d) Harvard University.

5. What is the resistance of any physical object to a change in its state of motion or rest, or the tendency of an object to resist any change in its motion?
(a) Quantum mechanics.
(b) Quantum flux.
(c) Inertia.
(d) Asceticism.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who backed the losing side of a power struggle and was jailed and executed in 524 A.D.?

2. According to the author in Chapter 7: "A Plumb Line to the Sun," some ships and their crews were lost at sea because it was difficult to establish what?

3. According to the author in Chapter 1: "The Dome of Heaven," Plato felt that "abstract geometrical forms were" what?

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

5. What is the science of the measurement of time, or timekeeping?

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