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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. When was Aristotle born?
(a) 330 B.C.
(b) 384 B.C.
(c) 385 B.C.
(d) 410 B.C.

2. Where was Isaac Newton born?
(a) France.
(b) Germany.
(c) England.
(d) Spain.

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

4. What is the science of the measurement of time, or timekeeping?
(a) Cartography.
(b) Alchemy.
(c) Astronomy.
(d) Chronometry.

5. What word means small or tiny?
(a) Intuitive.
(b) Demonstrative.
(c) Indicative.
(d) Diminutive.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who published a paper in 1917 which provided evidence that the universe was expanding?

2. William Herschel became most famous for the discovery of which planet?

3. Who launched one of the most renowned transit expeditions was launched by the Royal Society in August 1768?

4. What was the epicenter of the burgeoning interest in seaward adventures, according to the author in Chapter 3: "The Discovery of the Earth"?

5. 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?

(see the answer key)

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