Julian or Gregorian?

How long ago was the Gregorian calendar initroduced?

• 538 years ago

• 448 years ago

• 442 years ago

• 438 years ago

The Julian calendar was replaced because

• it reflected the time Earth takes to move around the Sun

• it didn't show enough leap years

• it was not accurate enough

• none of the above

Three of the rules of the Gregorian calendar for calculating leap years are:

• If the year can't be divisible by 4.

• If the year can be evenly divided by 100.

• If he year can be evenly divided by 400.

How many days did the month of September of 1752 have in the USA?

• 19

• 16

• 12

• none of the above

What does the sentence "a number of days were dropped" mean?

• that a number of days fell from the calendar

• that a number of days were not included in the calendar

• that a number of days felt from the calendar

• none of the above

How many less days did they have in Turkey than if they had switched in 1582?

• 13 days

• 10 days

• 12 days

• none of the above

The term "common years" means that

• they were leap years

• they were years with an extra day

• they were not leap years

• none of the above

Why did Sweden have a double leap year in 1712?

• Because their calendar didn't agree with any other calendar.

• Because they had to add an extra day to their calendar.

• Because their calendar agreed with other calendar.s.

• None of the above

Which calendar is more accurate nowadays?

• the Julian calendar

• the Gregorian calendar

• None of the above

Which calendar is more accurate nowadays?

• The Julian calendar

• The Gregorian calendar

• The Chinese calendar

• None of the above