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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Four, In Care of the Tuscan Embassy, Villa Medici, Rome.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following was the main carrier of disease at this time?
(a) Flea.
(b) Mosquito.
(c) Dog.
(d) Rat.

2. The pope was fond of another of Galileo's works, title:
(a) The Academist.
(b) The Assayer.
(c) The Astronomer.
(d) The Geologist.

3. What new law began to frighten many of Galileo's colleagues?
(a) Edict of 1616.
(b) Astronomers' Discourse.
(c) Mathematicians' Treatise.
(d) Heretic Law.

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

5. How many years did it take Galileo to write that particular work?
(a) 6.
(b) 11.
(c) 7.
(d) 5.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Galileo when Marina died?

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

3. How long did it take before the printing was complete?

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

5. How was Cardinal Barberini related to Pope Urban?

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