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