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1.

What prompts the question at the end of the first paragraph?

Pegasus, Cetus and Andromeda are dull constellations with exciting names.

Pegasus, Cetus and Andromeda have no connection with autumn.

Only Pegasus is connected with the sky.

Many people find astronomy boring and incomprehensible.

2.

Why does the writer mention the North American Indians. ancient Chinese and Aborigines?

to demonstrate that ancient Chinese technology was the most advanced

to illustrate different ways of describing the stars

to prove that southern cultures produce the most original astronomers

to show that all cultures study astronomy

3.

What was Aratus's source for 'The Phaenomena'?

the royal house of Macedonia

an ancient globe

the writings of Eudoxus

a lost poem

4.

The writer makes the assumption that the seamen of ancient times

were very superstitious

made up stories about the stars

loved poetry

had little formal education

5.

Thanks to a discovery made by Hipparchus we know that

the positions of the constellations alter over a long period of time.

the gravity of the Sun and Moon cause the Earth to bulge at the equator.

constellations disappear over a period of 26,000 years.

stars change position within constellations.

6.

What is puzzling about the descriptions of the constellations in 'The Phaenomena'?

They are not consistent with those of Eudoxus.

They are not correct for 250 BC.

They match those on the globe.

They show that Aratus did not understand latitude.

7.

What does the writer suggest about the Minoans?

They were better astronomers than any other ancient civilisation.

They sailed from the Mediterranean to other parts of the world.

Their view of the stars was used by the Greeks.

They used accurate maps of the Mediterranean.

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