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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. Galileo was forced to travel to Rome to obtain which type of license?
(a) Driver's.
(b) Printing.
(c) Contractor's.
(d) Marriage.

2. In order to impress the new pope, Galileo sent a copy of his yet to be published work titled:
(a) Treatise on the Tides.
(b) Investigating the Milky Way.
(c) Discourse on the Stars.
(d) Monologue on the Moons.

3. What was the daughter's first name after she was taken into the convent and received her vows?
(a) Therese.
(b) Angelica.
(c) Livia.
(d) Maria.

4. What was the name of Galileo's host?
(a) Nicolini.
(b) Bertolli.
(c) Barberini.
(d) Gambini.

5. What was the name of the convent that housed two of Galileo's daughters?
(a) Convent of St. Francis.
(b) Convent of San Matteo.
(c) Convent of St. Augustine.
(d) Convent of the Sacred Heart.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the surname of Galileo's lover and mother to his children?

2. Which famous man was killed in the same year she was born?

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

4. What is another name for a nun's living quarters?

5. How old was Maria Celeste when she took her vows?

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