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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Fermions fall into two categories: quarks which respond to force and what which do not react to force?
2. When was René Descartes born?
3. A spectrum analysis of what nebula proved that it was not gaseous but contained stars?
4. The author of "An Original Theory or New Hypothesis of the Universe" described the Milky Way as what?
5. Although the behavior of gravitation still holds in Einstein's theory of relativity, there is a breakdown when it comes to gravitational fields within what?
Short Essay Questions
1. How have advancements in the sciences improved mankind, according to the author in Chapter 19: "Mind and Matter"?
2. What were the strengths of Darwin's "The Origin of the Species," according to the author in Chapter 14: "The Evolution of Atoms and Stars"?
3. What influenced Emmanuel Kant in his interest in cosmology according to the author in Chapter 8: "Deep Space"?
4. What does the author state mankind has come to with the universe in Chapter 20: "The Persistence of Mystery"? Why?
5. What evidences does the author suggest implies extraterrestrial life in Chapter 19: "Mind and Matter"?
6. What does the author assert man has always speculated about in Chapter 18: "The Origin of the Universe"?
7. What three basic areas of study relative to the expansion of the universe does the author describe in Chapter 12: "Sermons in Stones"?
8. What did Johann Lambert write of his discoveries, according to the author in Chapter 8: "Deep Space"?
9. What does the author assert to be the scientist's method and approach in Chapter 20: "The Persistence of Mystery"?
10. What was theorized in a paper written by Vesto Slipher in the early 20th century, according to the author in Chapter 11: "The Expansion of the Universe"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss Copernican astronomy and Galileo's later years in house arrest. How long did Galileo live under house arrest? What were his feelings about the situation? Who placed Galileo under house arrest? Why?
Essay Topic 2
Describe and discuss the life and work of Aristotle. When and where did Aristotle live? With whom and where did he study? Upon whose work did Aristotle base his model of the universe? What did he add to this model?
Essay Topic 3
Describe and discuss the Royal Society, Edmond Halley, Christopher Wren and Robert Hooke. What discoveries did each of these individuals make? How did they influence science and history? When and where was the Royal Society established? For what purpose?
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