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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. There is suspicion that there may be undetected matter which astronomers refer to as what?
(a) Parallax.
(b) Dark matter.
(c) Quantum flux.
(d) Micrometer.

2. Fermions fall into two categories: quarks which respond to force and what which do not react to force?
(a) Micrometers.
(b) Nuclei.
(c) Leptons.
(d) Bosons.

3. The man who associated the red-shift of the galaxies with Einstein's relativity was a Belgian priest and mathematician named what?
(a) Georges Lemaitre.
(b) Claudius Ptolemy.
(c) Edwin Hubble.
(d) Fred Hoyle.

4. Although the behavior of gravitation still holds in Einstein's theory of relativity, there is a breakdown when it comes to gravitational fields within what?
(a) Triangulation.
(b) Observational astronomy.
(c) Black holes.
(d) Quantum leaps.

5. When did Protestant clergyman John Wilkins speak of man's settling on the moon?
(a) 1895.
(b) 1638.
(c) 1598.
(d) 1795.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. William Herschel was the first astronomer to make "acute, systematic observations of the universe" beyond what?

3. When was William Herschel born?

4. What is defined as a sacred narrative explaining how the world and humankind came to be in their present form?

5. In 1929, who confirmed movement away from earth and evidence of cosmic expansion?

Short Essay Questions

1. What obstacles did early quantum physicists have, as described by the author in Chapter 15: "The Quantum and its Discontents"?

2. What advancements led to the discovery of the composition of the stars, according to the author in Chapter 10: "Einstein's Sky"?

3. What did Johann Lambert write of his discoveries, according to the author in Chapter 8: "Deep Space"?

4. What does the author assert man has always speculated about in Chapter 18: "The Origin of the Universe"?

5. What were the main premises of "The Origin of the Species," according to the author in Chapter 13: "The Age of the Earth"?

6. How does the author compare telescopes and accelerators in Chapter 17: "The Axis of History"?

7. What does the author assert to be the scientist's method and approach in Chapter 20: "The Persistence of Mystery"?

8. What three basic areas of study relative to the expansion of the universe does the author describe in Chapter 12: "Sermons in Stones"?

9. What were the strengths of Darwin's "The Origin of the Species," according to the author in Chapter 14: "The Evolution of Atoms and Stars"?

10. What was theorized in a paper written by Vesto Slipher in the early 20th century, according to the author in Chapter 11: "The Expansion of the Universe"?

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