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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. The Middle Ages encompassed the period from the 5th century to when?
(a) The 12th century.
(b) The 16th century.
(c) The 13th century.
(d) The 15th century.

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

3. Most of Copernicus's work was unpublished until his death because he feared what?
(a) Retribution from his family.
(b) Retribution from the scientific community.
(c) Retribution from his wife.
(d) Retribution from the Church.

4. Copernicus was influenced by what Parisian scholar who theorized that the earth was in motion?
(a) Nicole Oresme.
(b) Pontius Pilate.
(c) Plato.
(d) Eudoxus.

5. Who did Christopher Columbus persuade to finance his search for a New World?
(a) Queen Elizabeth.
(b) Queen Isabella.
(c) King Henry IV.
(d) Prince Henry the Navigator.

Short Answer Questions

1. Copernicus and Kepler measured the distances of the solar system which were expressed in what?

2. Galileo's contributions to observational astronomy include the telescopic confirmation of the phases of what planet?

3. What refers to motion in the direction opposite to the movement of something else, and is the contrary of direct or prograde motion?

4. What is the resistance of any physical object to a change in its state of motion or rest, or the tendency of an object to resist any change in its motion?

5. Nicolaus Copernicus was born thirty years after what was invented?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the concept of inertia change the image of the cosmos, according to the author in Chapter 2: "Raising (and Lowering) the Roof"?

2. What did Galileo attempt do bring physics into the study of in Chapter 5: "The World in Retrograde"?

3. Where was the epicenter of sea exploration, according to the author in Chapter 3: "The Discovery of the Earth"? Who established an astronomical observatory and navigational institute at this time?

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

5. How are the early years of Copernicus described in Chapter 4: "The Sun Worshipers"? What and where did he study?

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

7. 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"?

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

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

10. What does the author say is symbolized by the work of Galileo in Chapter 5: "The World in Retrograde"?

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