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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 19 and 20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Nicole Oresme.
(b) Mikolai Kopernik.
(c) Martin Luther.
(d) Prince Henry the Navigator.

2. When did Eudoxus of Cnidus attend the Academy in Athens?
(a) 410 B.C.
(b) 384 B.C.
(c) 385 B.C.
(d) 330 B.C.

3. Giovanni Cassini studied data by what astronomer who observed Mars at its closest passage to earth and determined, a value of 87 million miles for the astronomical unit?
(a) John Harrison.
(b) Jean Richer.
(c) Plato.
(d) Marco Polo.

4. Where was René Descartes born?
(a) Germany.
(b) France.
(c) England.
(d) Greece.

5. Who wrote a paper entitled, "The Sand Reckoner"?
(a) Claudius Ptolemy.
(b) Pontius Pilate.
(c) Aristarchus.
(d) Archimedes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Newton's first law expanded on the theory of inertia by asserting that an object stays in motion unless it is what?

2. What refers to the change in frequency of a wave for an observer moving relative to the source of the wave?

3. According to the author in Chapter 19, what has obliterated the barrier between man and animal by proving that we all originate from the same source?

4. What is a branch of physics that studies the existence and interactions of particles that are the constituents of what is usually referred to as matter or radiation?

5. Aristotle declared that a body in rest tended to do what?

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