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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4: The Sun Worshipers.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Vasco da Gama from?
(a) Greece.
(b) Portugal.
(c) France.
(d) England.

2. By the time of Archimedes' death, Greek science, along with the rest of the intellectual world, had been transferred from Athens to where?
(a) Alexandria.
(b) Sparta.
(c) Rome.
(d) England.

3. Who was the first to explore the coast of Africa and discover its rich natural resources in Chapter 3: "The Discovery of the Earth"?
(a) Nicole Oresme.
(b) Prince Henry the Navigator.
(c) Martin Luther.
(d) Mikolai Kopernik.

4. With the conquest of Alexander the Great, the Greeks gained access to what?
(a) Babylonian astronomical records.
(b) The Dead Sea scrolls.
(c) The Roman story of creation.
(d) The Mesopotanian history books.

5. When did Christopher Columbus depart on his journey to the New World?
(a) 1515.
(b) 1492.
(c) 1624.
(d) 1496.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the author in Chapter 1: "The Dome of Heaven," Plato felt that "abstract geometrical forms were" what?

2. Copernicus studied the great astronomers, and particularly admired whom?

3. When was Aristotle born?

4. When did Venetian Alvise da Cadamosto discover the Southern Cross?

5. The Great Pyramid of Giza was aligned to what, according to the author in Chapter 1: "The Dome of Heaven"?

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