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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. Galileo was eager to go to Rome to march with which prestigious group?
(a) Roman Astronomers.
(b) Moravian Mathematicians.
(c) Lyncean Academicians.
(d) College of Cardinals.

2. According to the law, it was likely that many people in Galileo's occupation would be considered to be which of the following?
(a) Heretics.
(b) Traitors.
(c) Impudent.
(d) Ill-informed.

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

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

5. One of the Pope's favorite passages of Galileo's work compares good philosophers to which bird?
(a) Eagle.
(b) Hawk.
(c) Sparrow.
(d) Coot.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year was Galileo first told to desist on his astronomical work?

2. Galileo went to work in the court of which royal?

3. How was the man killed?

4. Which of Galileo's books was finally published in 1630?

5. What caused the delay in Galileo's trip to the Vatican?

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