Quiz on Galileo and the Telescope

What did the invention of the telescope revolutionize?

• Mathematics

• Astronomy

• Medicine

• Literature

What was the geocentric view?

• The earth is flat

• The earth is the center of the universe

• The sun is the center of the universe

• The moon is the center of the universe

Who took the design for the telescope to the prince of the Netherlands?

• Galileo Galilei

• Isaac Newton

• Hans Lippershey

• Albert Einstein

Why was the patent for the telescope not granted to Lippershey?

• It was too expensive

• It was unclear if he invented it

• It was too complex

• It was already patented

What is Galileo Galilei often called?

• Father of Modern Science

• Father of Mathematics

• Father of Astronomy

• Father of Physics

What did Galileo do to make the telescope famous?

• He invented it

• He patented it

• He made it more powerful

• He sold it

In what year did Galileo take his telescope to Venice?

• 1608

• 1609

• 1610

• 1611

What did Galileo discover about Jupiter?

• It has rings

• It has four satellites

• It is the largest planet

• It is closest to the sun

What did Galileo's discoveries support?

• The geocentric view

• The heliocentric view

• The flat earth theory

• The big bang theory

Who believed that the earth and stars rotated around the sun?

• Aristotle

• Ptolemy

• Copernicus

• Newton