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

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

3. What was the name of the youngest Galilei child.
(a) Galileo.
(b) Guiseppe.
(c) Mario.
(d) Vincenzo.

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

5. How was the man killed?
(a) Hanged.
(b) Starvation.
(c) Burned at the stake.
(d) Shot.

Short Answer Questions

1. Galileo was determined to prove the theories of which famous scientist?

2. How old was Galileo when Marina died?

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

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

5. The letter was written to express condolences for the loss of ______, Galileo's sister.

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