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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Four, In Care of the Tuscan Embassy, Villa Medici, Rome.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Galileo when Marina died?
(a) 62.
(b) 59.
(c) 71.
(d) 47.

2. According to the law, it was likely that many people in Galileo's occupation would be considered to be which of the following?
(a) Traitors.
(b) Ill-informed.
(c) Impudent.
(d) Heretics.

3. Maria Celeste recalls being in the garden with her father learning about which of the following?
(a) Gravity.
(b) Telescope.
(c) Tides.
(d) Mathematics.

4. What caused the delay in Galileo's trip to the Vatican?
(a) Illness.
(b) Weather.
(c) Financial problems.
(d) Death in the family.

5. How old was Maria Celeste when she entered the convent?
(a) 17.
(b) 13.
(c) 11.
(d) 15.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When Galileo arrived in Rome, he was lodged at which of the following?

3. What is it called when someone discredits or speaks out against the church?

4. The son was intended to complete his education at a university in which city?

5. What was the surname of Galileo's lover and mother to his children?

(see the answer key)

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