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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Three, in Rome.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The author speaks at length of the war, which involved which country?
(a) Spain.
(b) Austria.
(c) Lichtenstein.
(d) England.

3. Early the next year, a quarantine that would last ______ days was put into effect.
(a) 40.
(b) 60.
(c) 25.
(d) 35.

4. What was the name of Galileo's contact within the Vatican?
(a) Bacelli.
(b) Riccardi.
(c) Tringali.
(d) Verardi.

5. In what year did Galileo finally set off for the Vatican?
(a) 1624.
(b) 1643.
(c) 1622.
(d) 1631.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the first name of Galileo's daughter before she was taken into the convent?

2. Which member of the Medici was installed as the Grand Duke of Tuscany?

3. To which royal figure was the work dedicated?

4. How long did Galileo stay in Rome?

5. In 1630, approximately _____ Florentines died from disease?

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