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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. At this time Galileo was living in which town or city?
(a) Pisa.
(b) Padua.
(c) Arcetri.
(d) Florence.

2. Galileo was afraid to send books to Rome because they would be:
(a) Hidden.
(b) Confiscated.
(c) Burned.
(d) Discarded.

3. In 1627, Italy was on the brink of which upcoming skirmish?
(a) Thirty Years War.
(b) War of the Roses.
(c) Italian Cival War.
(d) Revolutionary War.

4. What is it called when someone discredits or speaks out against the church?
(a) Blasphemy.
(b) Heresy.
(c) Apostasy.
(d) Sacreligious.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Galileo finished with his work, he sent it to Maria Celeste who would painstakingly _______ it.

2. How old was the Cardinal when he accepted the position of the Supreme Pontiff?

3. Convents in Italy were different than in other countries because they were permitted to own which of the following?

4. What was the first name of Galileo's father?

5. What word is used by Niccolini that means the same thing as "interfered?"

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