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

2. What is the geometric theory of gravitation published by Albert Einstein in 1916?
(a) General relativity.
(b) Quantum mechanics.
(c) Asceticism.
(d) The Tychonic system.

3. Kant first became interested in space travel after reading a review of what philosopher's book?
(a) Aristotle's.
(b) John Harrison's.
(c) Plato's.
(d) Thomas Wright's.

4. A combination of the telescope, the camera and what would ultimately reveal the composition of the stars?
(a) The micrometer.
(b) The particle scope.
(c) The microscope.
(d) The spectroscope.

5. Newton's first law expanded on the theory of inertia by asserting that an object stays in motion unless it is what?
(a) Magnetic.
(b) Disrupted by another force.
(c) Tilted toward negative energy.
(d) Affected by radiation.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Christopher Columbus from?

2. Galileo was appointed as a professor of mathematics at what institution?

3. Copernicus was impressed by the logic of whose belief that there was an underlying structure to the entire universe?

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. A spectrum analysis of what nebula proved that it was not gaseous but contained stars?

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