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

2. What is it called when a nun is required to stay inside the convent compound at all times?
(a) Imprisoned.
(b) Cloistered.
(c) Confirmation.
(d) Reformation.

3. What word is used to describe a long and arduous process?
(a) Painstaking.
(b) Anti-climactic.
(c) Laborious.
(d) Tedious.

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

5. What word is often used in regards to the presence of the Sun?
(a) Heliocentric.
(b) Solicentric.
(c) Solar.
(d) Atrophic.

Short Answer Questions

1. For some unknown reason Galileo did not save all of Maria Celeste's letters during that year. How many letters did Galileo manage to save?

2. Which Italian city seemed to be the only one spared from the epidemic?

3. How long did Galileo stay in Rome?

4. What was the name of Galileo's contact within the Vatican?

5. The book would show observations and theories that went directly against the teachings of which famous man?

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