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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two, On Bellosguardo.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year was the first letter written from Maria to Galileo?
(a) 1604.
(b) 1631.
(c) 1623.
(d) 1645.

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

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

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

5. It was intended that the girl stay in the convent until her parents could find:
(a) A place to live.
(b) A husband.
(c) An adoptive family.
(d) Money for college.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the convent that housed two of Galileo's daughters?

2. In 1623, one of the following was named as the new pope. Which man was it?

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

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

5. Galileo left his son with Marina and took his daughters to which Italian city?

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