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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One, To Florence.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Galileo was determined to prove the theories of which famous scientist?
(a) Copernicus.
(b) Einstein.
(c) Sagan.
(d) Newton.

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

3. What was the surname of Galileo's lover and mother to his children?
(a) Giabruzzi.
(b) Benedict.
(c) Medici.
(d) Gamba.

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

5. What was the name of the town where the convent was located?
(a) Padua.
(b) Pisa.
(c) Naples.
(d) Arcetri.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word was used to describe Maria Celeste?

2. What was the first name of Galileo's daughter before she was taken into the convent?

3. What is it called when someone discredits or speaks out against the church?

4. What was the name of Galileo's second daughter to enter the convent?

5. In what year was Galileo's daughter born?

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