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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 15 and 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the world of quantum physics, there are two categories of particles: particles with fractional spin called fermions and those of integer spin, called what?
(a) Micrometers.
(b) Nuclei.
(c) Leptons.
(d) Bosons.

2. 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) Quantum mechanics.
(b) The Tychonic system.
(c) Alchemy.
(d) Asceticism.

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

4. Newton's interest turned to the skies and he saw the need for a telescope that improved upon Galileo's what?
(a) Quantum telescope.
(b) Refractor telescope.
(c) Mirror telescope.
(d) Lens telescope.

5. Where was Nicolaus Copernicus from?
(a) Germany.
(b) England.
(c) Poland.
(d) France.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. A combination of the telescope, the camera and what would ultimately reveal the composition of the stars?

3. 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?

4. What refers to the region of city-states in ancient Mesopotamia?

5. Legend had it that Galileo dropped what off the tower of Pisa to illustrate that all objects fell at the same rate of speed?

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