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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Pluto is the first planet to be discovered by an:
(a) Austrian.
(b) Argentine.
(c) American.
(d) Australian.

2. What are so small that the dot on the letter "i" could hold 5 billion of them?
(a) Quarks.
(b) Bacteria.
(c) Protons.
(d) Viruses.

3. Fred Hoyle came up with the term "Big Bang" while trying to:
(a) Simplify how the universe came to exist.
(b) Disprove the theory.
(c) Show how life evolved on Earth.
(d) Prove the theory.

4. According to the Reverend William Buckland, the biblical reference to "in the beginning" with regards to the formation of Earth could refer to:
(a) Exactly seven days.
(b) A particular era.
(c) Myths and legends.
(d) Millions and millions of years.

5. In addition to being a seventeenth-century astronomer, Christopher Wren designed:
(a) Swords.
(b) Cathedrals.
(c) Clothes.
(d) Eyeglasses.

Short Answer Questions

1. Sir Isaac Newton wrote "Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy," which explains his laws of what?

2. Had the universe formed just slightly differently:

3. James Hutton was a geologist who wondered why:

4. Between 1980 and 2003, how many supernovas did the Reverend Robert Evans of Australia discover using a simple backyard telescope?

5. What components were central to the apparatus that Henry Cavendish used to determine the density of Earth?

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