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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was Isaac Newton born?
(a) 1642.
(b) 1969.
(c) 1597.
(d) 1692.

2. Legend had it that Galileo dropped what off the tower of Pisa to illustrate that all objects fell at the same rate of speed?
(a) A brick and a feather.
(b) Two metal balls.
(c) Two apples.
(d) Two feathers.

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

4. What is the study and practice of making maps?
(a) Alchemy.
(b) Chronometry.
(c) Cartography.
(d) Astronomy.

5. What is a division of the astronomical science that is concerned with getting data, in contrast with theoretical astrophysics, which is mainly concerned with finding out the measurable implications of physical models?
(a) Asceticism.
(b) Alchemy.
(c) Cosmology.
(d) Observational astronomy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who launched one of the most renowned transit expeditions was launched by the Royal Society in August 1768?

2. Nicolaus Copernicus's work proved that what system was inaccurate?

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?

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

5. In what year did Bartholomeu Diaz round the Cape of Good Hope on the southern tip if Africa?

Short Essay Questions

1. What theory did Copernicus work tirelessly to prove, according to the author Chapter 4: "The Sun Worshipers"? When were his ideas published?

2. What explorations around the Cape of Good Hope does the author describe in Chapter 3: "The Discovery of the Earth"? When did these take place?

3. With whom did Eudoxus study astronomy, according to the author in Chapter 1: "The Dome of Heaven"? Where?

4. Why did global exploration expand interest in the cosmos, according to the author in Chapter 3: "The Discovery of the Earth"?

5. What did Tycho witness in 1572 that influenced his ideas, according to the author in Chapter 4: "The Sun Worshipers"?

6. What aspects of the cosmos confused ancient astronomers, according to the author in Chapter 1: "The Dome of Heaven"?

7. Where did the pursuit of science evolve after the rise of Christianity, according to the author in Chapter 2: "Raising (and Lowering) the Roof"?

8. What achievements did Eudoxus go on to accomplish after his studies? Who did he influence, according to the author in Chapter 1: "The Dome of Heaven"?

9. How does the author describe early models of the universe in Chapter 2: "Raising (and Lowering) the Roof"?

10. How is the telescope Newton developed described in Chapter 6: "Newton's Reach"?

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