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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was the first name of Galileo's father?
(a) Ricardo.
(b) Francesco.
(c) Vincenzio.
(d) Roberto.

3. What was the main topic of this book?
(a) Tides.
(b) Heavens.
(c) Gravitational pull.
(d) Motion.

4. In which century was the monastery built?
(a) 13th.
(b) 14th.
(c) 17th.
(d) 15th.

5. Which famous man was killed in the same year she was born?
(a) Copernicus.
(b) Medici.
(c) Bruno.
(d) Da Vinci.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is it called when one builds a model of a new product?

3. How old was Galileo at the time of the trial?

4. What was the name of the high ranking member of the church that took "custody" of Galileo after the trial?

5. It is erroneously reported that Galileo was tried in which year?

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