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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. Aristotle created a model of the universe based on whose work?
(a) Claudius Ptolemy's.
(b) Eudoxus'.
(c) Jean Richer's.
(d) Andromache's.

2. Most of Copernicus's work was unpublished until his death because he feared what?
(a) Retribution from his wife.
(b) Retribution from his family.
(c) Retribution from the scientific community.
(d) Retribution from the Church.

3. When did Venetian Alvise da Cadamosto discover the Southern Cross?
(a) 1698.
(b) 1488.
(c) 1455.
(d) 1515.

4. The Islamic followers of whom misinterpreted his calculations and created a model that was cumbersome and impractical?
(a) Aristotle.
(b) Claudius Ptolemy.
(c) Archimedes.
(d) Jean Richer.

5. In what country is Stonehenge located?
(a) India.
(b) Germany.
(c) England.
(d) France.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Middle Ages encompassed the period from the 5th century to when?

2. When was Aristotle born?

3. What word means small or tiny?

4. Who was the first astronomer to suggest a solar-centered planetary system?

5. After the fall of Rome, Christian zealots were said to have burned all the "pagan" books in the library where?

(see the answer key)

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