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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. Isaac Newton developed a theory on gravitation and in doing so demolished whose dual universe?
(a) Claudius Ptolemy's.
(b) Aristotle's.
(c) Eudoxus'.
(d) Plato's.

2. Quantum physics first emerged when who theorized that energy came in discrete units called quanta?
(a) Isaac Newtwon.
(b) Max Planck.
(c) Aristotle.
(d) Plato.

3. In what year did Charles Darwin theorize that the Dangerous Archipelago was once a series of volcanoes?
(a) 1834.
(b) 1735.
(c) 1802.
(d) 1902.

4. One element of quantum physics was that one could either determine where a particle was or its what?
(a) Trajectory in motion.
(b) Alchemy.
(c) Chronometry.
(d) Quantum mechanics.

5. What is the second premise of "On the Origin of Species"?
(a) There are variations within species.
(b) Living creatures create more off-spring than nature can support.
(c) Survival is based on nature versus nurture.
(d) Survival is based on the process of natural selection.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are fuzzy patches of glowing material that can be observed throughout the universe?

2. According to the inflationary theory, the radius of the universe increased by how many times during less than the first second of time after which the quantum stability caused the expansion to slow?

3. Who discovered the period-luminosity phenomena that enabled the distances of the Milky Way and objects in deep space to be measured?

4. With advancements in clocks and the development of better maps, astronomers attempted to triangulate what planets?

5. When was René Descartes born?

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