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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) Gioello.
(b) Ptolomy.
(c) Appelles.
(d) Aristotle.

2. What new law began to frighten many of Galileo's colleagues?
(a) Edict of 1616.
(b) Heretic Law.
(c) Astronomers' Discourse.
(d) Mathematicians' Treatise.

3. One of the Pope's favorite passages of Galileo's work compares good philosophers to which bird?
(a) Hawk.
(b) Coot.
(c) Eagle.
(d) Sparrow.

4. In 1627, Italy was on the brink of which upcoming skirmish?
(a) Revolutionary War.
(b) Italian Cival War.
(c) Thirty Years War.
(d) War of the Roses.

5. What word is used to describe the topic of the new book?
(a) Inspired.
(b) Mediocre.
(c) Humdrum.
(d) Brilliant.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which person was eager to step forward to help the convent through their leanest hours?

2. What was the main topic of this book?

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

4. The nuns at the convent rejoiced with the news of Galileo's impending return. Which of the nuns ran to Maria Celeste crying with joy?

5. What was the name of the famous and extremely powerful family from that country?

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