- 1. What was Tycho Brahe's nationality?
A) Danish
B) Swedish
C) German
D) French
- 2. In what century did Tycho Brahe live?
A) 17th century
B) 15th century
C) 16th century
D) 18th century
- 3. What was Tycho Brahe's system called, which combined elements of the geocentric and heliocentric models?
A) Keplerian system
B) Tychonic system
C) Ptolemaic system
D) Copernican system
- 4. In which year did Tycho Brahe die?
A) 1610
B) 1601
C) 1587
D) 1599
- 5. Who succeeded Tycho Brahe as Imperial Mathematician to the Holy Roman Emperor?
A) Tycho II
B) Johannes Kepler
C) Nicolaus Copernicus
D) Galileo Galilei
- 6. Which island did Tycho Brahe own and operate an observatory on?
A) Hven
B) Crete
C) Gotland
D) Sicily
- 7. Where was Tycho Brahe born?
A) Norway
B) Denmark
C) Sweden
D) Germany
- 8. What type of metal was used for Tycho Brahe's prosthetic nose?
A) Iron
B) Copper
C) Gold
D) Silver
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