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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. Galileo went to work in the court of which royal?
(a) Cardinal Allegretti.
(b) Cosimo de' Medici.
(c) Guido Bruno.
(d) Pope John I.

2. What was Galileo's official position with the Grand Duke of Tuscany?
(a) Chief Mathematician.
(b) Secretary.
(c) Astronomer.
(d) Philosopher.

3. What was the first name of Mrs. Niccolini?
(a) Patrizia.
(b) Angeline.
(c) Caterina.
(d) Livia.

4. What is the standard title given to nuns at the convent?
(a) Bambino.
(b) Mother.
(c) Sister.
(d) Suor.

5. Maria Celeste continued to worry about the state of Galileo's ______.
(a) Family relationships.
(b) Clothes.
(c) Possessions.
(d) Soul.

Short Answer Questions

1. Aristotle believed that mathematicians focused on what type of questions?

2. What is the name of the Pope's office?

3. One of the Pope's favorite passages of Galileo's work compares good philosophers to which bird?

4. How old was Galileo when Marina died?

5. Galileo would be allowed to go home if he agreed to do what to the Dialogue?

(see the answer key)

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