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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 author of "An Original Theory or New Hypothesis of the Universe" described the Milky Way as what?
(a) An elliptical radiant.
(b) In quantum flux.
(c) A flattened disc of stars.
(d) In retrograde motion.

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

3. What is the body of scientific principles that explains the behavior of matter and its interactions with energy on the scale of atoms and atomic particles?
(a) Alchemy.
(b) Quantum mechanics.
(c) Asceticism.
(d) The Tychonic system.

4. When was "Evolution of the Universe" written?
(a) 1979.
(b) 1972.
(c) 1985.
(d) 1999.

5. A combination of the telescope, the camera and what would ultimately reveal the composition of the stars?
(a) The particle scope.
(b) The micrometer.
(c) The spectroscope.
(d) The microscope.

Short Answer Questions

1. What established a linear time-line in history?

2. In Chapter 15, the author writes that physicists learned that when an electron was elevated into a higher orbit, it moved from lower to higher orbit without what?

3. When did Protestant clergyman John Wilkins speak of man's settling on the moon?

4. William Herschel first became interested in nebulae when he read books by stargazers James Ferguson and whom?

5. Which astronomer discovered that some nebulae had spiral structures?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How are nebulae defined in Chapter 8: "Deep Space"? What are the different classes of nebulae?

3. What led to the emergence of quantum physics according to the author in Chapter 15: "The Quantum and its Discontents"?

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

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

6. Why did Darwin delay the publication of "The Origin of the Species" according to the author in Chapter 14: "The Evolution of Atoms and Stars"?

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

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

9. What does the author state mankind has come to with the universe in Chapter 20: "The Persistence of Mystery"? Why?

10. What discoveries did Charles Darwin make on his five-year expedition described in Chapter 13: "The Age of the Earth"?

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