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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Five, At Siena.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was the major complaint and source of illness at the convent?
(a) Cold.
(b) Spoiled food.
(c) Rodents.
(d) Sick children.

3. Aristotle believed that mathematicians focused on what type of questions?
(a) Concrete.
(b) Inclusive.
(c) Fascinating.
(d) Immaterial.

4. Galileo's trial and exile left him feeling like which of the following?
(a) Failure.
(b) Leper.
(c) Outcast.
(d) Malcontent.

5. Maria Celeste continued to worry about the state of Galileo's ______.
(a) Clothes.
(b) Family relationships.
(c) Possessions.
(d) Soul.

Short Answer Questions

1. To which royal figure was the work dedicated?

2. Which of the following was not one of Galileo's avid supporters?

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

4. The nuns at the convent rejoiced with the news of Galileo's impending return. Which of the nuns ran to Maria Celeste crying with joy?

5. The pope was fond of another of Galileo's works, title:

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