View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word is used to describe something that is opposite or against?
(a) Contrary.
(b) Chronically.
(c) Ancillary.
(d) Complementary.

2. In order to impress the new pope, Galileo sent a copy of his yet to be published work titled:
(a) Treatise on the Tides.
(b) Investigating the Milky Way.
(c) Monologue on the Moons.
(d) Discourse on the Stars.

3. In what year did Galileo finally set off for the Vatican?
(a) 1622.
(b) 1624.
(c) 1643.
(d) 1631.

4. What was the name of Galileo's host?
(a) Bertolli.
(b) Gambini.
(c) Barberini.
(d) Nicolini.

5. Anti-Catholics objected to the Pope rejecting Galileo's work solely on:
(a) Personal beliefs.
(b) Biblical grounds.
(c) Peer pressure.
(d) Political pressure.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How long did Galileo stay in Rome this time?

4. In what month did the Pope take office?

5. 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?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 184 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample