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

2. Shortly after, Vincenzo and Sestilia announced the birth of their second child, a boy named:
(a) Carlo.
(b) Galileo.
(c) Fernando.
(d) Michelangelo.

3. What word was used to describe Maria Celeste?
(a) Gifted.
(b) Impetuous.
(c) Imbecile.
(d) Unmarriageable.

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

5. What was the name of the place Maria Celeste worked at the convent?
(a) Laundrette.
(b) Hospice.
(c) Infirmary.
(d) Apothecary.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did Galileo stay in Rome this time?

2. For some unknown reason Galileo did not save all of Maria Celeste's letters during that year. How many letters did Galileo manage to save?

3. In 1623, one of the following was named as the new pope. Which man was it?

4. Early the next year, a quarantine that would last ______ days was put into effect.

5. Galileo planned to make a detour on the way to the Vatican to visit his old friend:

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