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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Eudoxus went on to establish his own observatory where?
(a) Alexandria.
(b) China.
(c) Athens.
(d) The Nile.
2. What was the original name of Nicolaus Copernicus?
(a) Claudius Ptolemy.
(b) Mikolai Kopernik.
(c) Aristarchus.
(d) Marco Polo.
3. As far back as Ptolemy, geography was employed as an aid in the study of what, according to the author in Chapter 3: "The Discovery of the Earth"?
(a) Heliocentricism.
(b) Triangulation.
(c) Astronomy.
(d) Cosmology.
4. Eudoxus of Cnidus was a student of whom?
(a) Claudius Ptolemy.
(b) Archimedes.
(c) Aristotle.
(d) Plato.
5. Newton's first law expanded on the theory of inertia by asserting that an object stays in motion unless it is what?
(a) Affected by radiation.
(b) Disrupted by another force.
(c) Tilted toward negative energy.
(d) Magnetic.
Short Answer Questions
1. Copernicus studied the great astronomers, and particularly admired whom?
2. Where was Vasco da Gama from?
3. Who launched one of the most renowned transit expeditions was launched by the Royal Society in August 1768?
4. Nicolaus Copernicus was born thirty years after what was invented?
5. Galileo's contributions to observational astronomy include the telescopic confirmation of the phases of what planet?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who developed the marine chronometer? How is his work described in Chapter 7: "A Plumb Line to the Sun"?
2. How had Greek science changed by Archimedes' death according to the author in Chapter 2: "Raising (and Lowering) the Roof"?
3. What scholars and astronomers influenced the theories of Copernicus, according to the author in Chapter 4: "The Sun Worshipers"?
4. How did the rise of Christianity impact the sciences according to the author in Chapter 2: "Raising (and Lowering) the Roof"?
5. When did Newton develop his theory of gravity, according to the author in Chapter 6: "Newton's Reach"? What was his first law?
6. How did the concept of inertia change the image of the cosmos, according to the author in Chapter 2: "Raising (and Lowering) the Roof"?
7. What sparked the reawakening of interest in the cosmos, according to the author in Chapter 3: "The Discovery of the Earth"?
8. What did Tycho witness in 1572 that influenced his ideas, according to the author in Chapter 4: "The Sun Worshipers"?
9. Where was the epicenter of sea exploration, according to the author in Chapter 3: "The Discovery of the Earth"? Who established an astronomical observatory and navigational institute at this time?
10. How does the author describe early models of the universe in Chapter 2: "Raising (and Lowering) the Roof"?
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