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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Five, At Siena.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Galileo was afraid to send books to Rome because they would be:
(a) Discarded.
(b) Confiscated.
(c) Hidden.
(d) Burned.

2. According to Galileo, how many "new" sciences were being introduced?
(a) 2.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 1.

3. Who would have the final say on the approval of the book?
(a) Medici.
(b) Delvecchio.
(c) Giambanco.
(d) Riccardi.

4. What is it called when one builds a model of a new product?
(a) Model.
(b) Prototype.
(c) Sample.
(d) Rendering.

5. When Galileo arrived in Rome, he was lodged at which of the following?
(a) College of Cardinals.
(b) Tuscan Embassy.
(c) Medici Court.
(d) Ambassadors Row.

Short Answer Questions

1. Galileo's trial and exile left him feeling like which of the following?

2. What word is used to indicate a joyous celebration?

3. The author speaks at length of the war, which involved which country?

4. Galileo was eager to go to Rome to march with which prestigious group?

5. Because of a lack of follow through, which inventor came up with the same idea less than twenty years later?

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