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

2. Maria Celeste worried that the stress of the trial would interfere with Galileo's ____.
(a) Health.
(b) Work.
(c) Studies.
(d) Mental state.

3. How old was Galileo at the time of the trial?
(a) 78.
(b) 70.
(c) 67.
(d) 74.

4. What was the name of Galileo's second daughter to enter the convent?
(a) Livia.
(b) Constance.
(c) Virginia.
(d) Maria.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. At this time Galileo was living in which town or city?

3. How many years did it take Galileo to write that particular work?

4. In what year was the ban effectively lifted from the work?

5. The author speaks at length of the war, which involved which country?

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