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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. What is the name of the order at the convent?
(a) Convent of St. Lucia.
(b) Order of the Virgin Mary.
(c) Rule of Saint Clare.
(d) Rule of the Holy Ghost.

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

3. Which Pope was often referred to as the "Poet Pope?"
(a) Amadeo.
(b) Urban.
(c) Pius.
(d) Constantine.

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

5. How old was Galileo when Marina died?
(a) 62.
(b) 71.
(c) 59.
(d) 47.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the major complaint and source of illness at the convent?

2. What word is used to describe something that is opposite or against?

3. What was the name of the place Maria Celeste worked at the convent?

4. What is it called when someone commits a crime against God?

5. Although it pained her to do so, Maria Celeste often went to Galileo for which of the following?

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