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

2. A spectrum analysis of what nebula proved that it was not gaseous but contained stars?
(a) The Kant nebula.
(b) The Aristotilian nebula.
(c) The Halley nebula.
(d) The Andromeda nebula.

3. Who was the first astronomer to suggest a solar-centered planetary system?
(a) Claudius Ptolemy.
(b) Pontius Pilate.
(c) Archimedes.
(d) Aristarchus.

4. What established a linear time-line in history?
(a) Humanism.
(b) Christianity.
(c) Islam.
(d) Asceticism.

5. Who launched one of the most renowned transit expeditions was launched by the Royal Society in August 1768?
(a) Marco Polo.
(b) Claudius Ptolemy.
(c) Prince Henry the Navigator.
(d) Captain James Cook.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Eudoxus of Cnidus attend the Academy in Athens?

2. Eudoxus of Cnidus was a student of whom?

3. When was Albert Einstein born?

4. 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"?

5. What is the geometric theory of gravitation published by Albert Einstein in 1916?

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