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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. Which Pope approved of Galileo's conviction?
(a) Gregory.
(b) Clement.
(c) Paul.
(d) Urban.

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

3. Galileo managed to maintain friendships with powerful people, including which of the following?
(a) Prince Medici.
(b) Grand Duke of Florence.
(c) First High Cardinal.
(d) Archbishop of Siena.

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

5. What is the name of the monastery that could have been used to contain Galileo after he left SIena?
(a) Sacred Heart.
(b) San Matteo.
(c) Certosa.
(d) Dominica.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who would have the final say on the approval of the book?

2. Maria Celeste continued to worry about the state of Galileo's ______.

3. Aristotle believed that mathematicians focused on what type of questions?

4. What word is used to describe something that is opposite or against?

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

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