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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 eventually named head mathematician and philosopher to which of the following people?
(a) Pope Pius XII.
(b) Grand Duke of Tuscany.
(c) Cardinal Richelieu.
(d) Archbishop of Canterbury.

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

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

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

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 first letter written from Maria to Galileo?

2. It was intended that the girl stay in the convent until her parents could find:

3. What was the name of the town where the convent was located?

4. What name did the second daughter adopt?

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

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