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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 15 and 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Quantum physics first emerged in what year?
(a) 1905.
(b) 1818.
(c) 1900.
(d) 1796.

2. Where was William Herschel from?
(a) England.
(b) Germany.
(c) France.
(d) Spain.

3. Galileo was appointed as a professor of mathematics at what institution?
(a) The University of Pisa.
(b) The University of Zurich.
(c) The University of Paris.
(d) The University of Chicago.

4. When did Galileo Galilei die?
(a) 1666.
(b) 1710.
(c) 1697.
(d) 1642.

5. The Age of Discovery was a period in history starting in the early 15th century and continuing into what century?
(a) 19th.
(b) 18th.
(c) 16th.
(d) 17th.

Short Answer Questions

1. What carpenter turned clockmaker invented the marine chronometer?

2. A combination of the telescope, the camera and what would ultimately reveal the composition of the stars?

3. 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?

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

5. When was Claudius Ptolemy born?

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