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

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) Discourse on the Stars.
(c) Monologue on the Moons.
(d) Investigating the Milky Way.

3. How long did it take before the printing was complete?
(a) 6 months.
(b) 1 year.
(c) 9 months.
(d) 2 years.

4. What caused the delay in Galileo's trip to the Vatican?
(a) Illness.
(b) Death in the family.
(c) Financial problems.
(d) Weather.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which type of clock was invented by Galileo and another person?

2. How was Cardinal Barberini related to Pope Urban?

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

4. Who assisted Galileo and Maria Celeste in one particular project?

5. The son was intended to complete his education at a university in which city?

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