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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. What was the nickname given to Father Christopher Scheiner?
(a) Aristotle.
(b) Ptolomy.
(c) Appelles.
(d) Gioello.

2. Which person was eager to step forward to help the convent through their leanest hours?
(a) Cristina.
(b) Elisa.
(c) Arcangela.
(d) Mariana.

3. Which Pope approved the Edict of 1616?
(a) Paul.
(b) Urban.
(c) Pius.
(d) Gregory.

4. To which royal figure was the work dedicated?
(a) Viscount of Rome.
(b) Second Baron.
(c) Grand Duke.
(d) Crown Prince.

5. Which of Galileo's books was finally published in 1630?
(a) From Here to the Stars.
(b) Secrets of the Sun and Moon.
(c) Dialogue on the Tides.
(d) Discourse on Gravity.

Short Answer Questions

1. Officials from which region would be responsible for approving Galileo's manuscript?

2. What is it called when a nun is required to stay inside the convent compound at all times?

3. Which member of the Medici was installed as the Grand Duke of Tuscany?

4. Which type of clock was invented by Galileo and another person?

5. In 1630, approximately _____ Florentines died from disease?

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