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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 19 and 20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was Albert Einstein born?
(a) 1879.
(b) 1818.
(c) 1919.
(d) 1798.

2. Who cited the scriptures where Joshua "commanded the sun to stand still, and not the earth" in Chapter 4: "The Sun Worshipers"?
(a) Pontius Pilate.
(b) Martin Luther.
(c) John Calvin.
(d) Marco Polo.

3. The Royal Society was established in what year?
(a) 1603.
(b) 1782.
(c) 1598.
(d) 1689.

4. The last great Western scientist before the Dark Ages was whom, according to the author?
(a) Prince Henry the Navigator.
(b) Ancius Boethius.
(c) Marco Polo.
(d) Archimedes.

5. Where was Christopher Columbus from?
(a) Italy.
(b) Germany.
(c) England.
(d) France.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is a displacement or difference in the apparent position of an object viewed along two different lines of sight, and is measured by the angle or semi-angle of inclination between those two lines?

3. In Chapter 16, the author describes theoretical physicists, saying,"Theoretical physicists, like artists are guided in their work by aesthetic as well as" what concerns?

4. With advancements in clocks and the development of better maps, astronomers attempted to triangulate what planets?

5. Who sentenced Jesus Christ to death?

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