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

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

3. The Islamic followers of whom misinterpreted his calculations and created a model that was cumbersome and impractical?
(a) Jean Richer.
(b) Claudius Ptolemy.
(c) Archimedes.
(d) Aristotle.

4. Who was the first to explore the coast of Africa and discover its rich natural resources in Chapter 3: "The Discovery of the Earth"?
(a) Prince Henry the Navigator.
(b) Mikolai Kopernik.
(c) Nicole Oresme.
(d) Martin Luther.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The man who associated the red-shift of the galaxies with Einstein's relativity was a Belgian priest and mathematician named what?

2. In Chapter 9, the author discusses how there were two schools of thought about elliptical nebulae. One was the theory of what by Kant and Lambert?

3. 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"?

4. The Age of Discovery was a period in history starting in the early 15th century and continuing into what century?

5. When was Albert Einstein born?

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