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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. The man was killed, in part, for stating which of the following:
(a) Galileo should be canonized.
(b) There are other planets in the galaxy.
(c) Earth travels around the Sun.
(d) Earth is not flat.

2. What was the name of Galileo's brother?
(a) Gambino.
(b) Raphael.
(c) Vincenzo.
(d) Michelangelo.

3. While being forced to stay in Rome Galileo gave power of attorney to which of the following?
(a) Arcangela.
(b) Virginia.
(c) Vincenzo.
(d) Maria Celeste.

4. What is the name of the Pope's office?
(a) Holy Office.
(b) St. Peter's Square.
(c) Vatican City.
(d) Cardinal's Cell.

5. In what year was Galileo first told to desist on his astronomical work?
(a) 1615.
(b) 1610.
(c) 1620.
(d) 1623.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Galileo when Marina died?

2. Which of the following was the main carrier of disease at this time?

3. One of the Pope's favorite passages of Galileo's work compares good philosophers to which bird?

4. Which of the following was not one of the reasons given to the Pope by Niccolini?

5. What new law began to frighten many of Galileo's colleagues?

(see the answer key)

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