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

2. In what month did the Pope take office?
(a) September.
(b) February.
(c) June.
(d) November.

3. Who assisted Galileo and Maria Celeste in one particular project?
(a) Cosimo.
(b) Vincenzo.
(c) Sebastian.
(d) Sestilia.

4. In what year was Galileo first told to desist on his astronomical work?
(a) 1610.
(b) 1620.
(c) 1623.
(d) 1615.

5. Which type of clock was invented by Galileo and another person?
(a) Anti-movement.
(b) Grandfather.
(c) Pendulum.
(d) Mantel.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year was the first letter written from Maria to Galileo?

2. Maria Celeste worried that the stress of the trial would interfere with Galileo's ____.

3. 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?

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

5. What is it called when someone commits a crime against God?

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