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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13 and 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Although Darwin wrote his theory in a 230-page essay, he did not publish it for how long?
(a) 12 years.
(b) 15 years.
(c) 50 years.
(d) 5 years.

2. Nicolaus Copernicus's work proved that what system was inaccurate?
(a) Quantum flux.
(b) The Tychonic system.
(c) Triangulation.
(d) The Ptolemaic system.

3. Who accused Copernicus of thinking he was superior to God?
(a) Pontius Pilate.
(b) John Calvin.
(c) Marco Polo.
(d) Martin Luther.

4. Copernicus studied the great astronomers, and particularly admired whom?
(a) Archimedes.
(b) Aristotle.
(c) Claudius Ptolemy.
(d) Aristarchus.

5. Where did Charles Darwin find marine fossils on mountaintops?
(a) Spain.
(b) Mexico.
(c) Chile.
(d) Florida.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of Charles Darwin's grandfather who had written the book, "Zoonomia"?

2. What is a device with a special eyepiece to measure the size of a planet as seen through a telescope?

3. What carpenter turned clockmaker invented the marine chronometer?

4. Copernicus was impressed by the logic of whose belief that there was an underlying structure to the entire universe?

5. What is the third premise of "On the Origin of Species"?

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