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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two, On Bellosguardo.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The letter was written to express condolences for the loss of ______, Galileo's sister.
(a) Margaret.
(b) Oliva.
(c) Virginia.
(d) Maria.

2. Unlike Galileo's daughters, the son was able to become recognized by the church after he had been:
(a) Incapacitated.
(b) Legitimized.
(c) Baptized.
(d) Born.

3. Galileo suggested to Maria Celeste that she petition this Pope for assistance.
(a) Urban.
(b) Gregory.
(c) John.
(d) Pius.

4. Galileo left his son with Marina and took his daughters to which Italian city?
(a) Florence.
(b) Genoa.
(c) Venice.
(d) Padua.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the daughter's first name after she was taken into the convent and received her vows?

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

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

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

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