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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Six, From Arcetri.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Because of a lack of follow through, which inventor came up with the same idea less than twenty years later?
(a) Newton.
(b) Whitford.
(c) Huygens.
(d) Gamba.

2. Galileo planned to make a detour on the way to the Vatican to visit his old friend:
(a) Antonio.
(b) Cesi.
(c) Cosimo.
(d) Gregory.

3. Which of the following was a major contributor to Galileo's death?
(a) Pneumonia.
(b) Dysentery.
(c) Kidney problems.
(d) Bubonic plague.

4. What was the occupation of Fra Micanzio?
(a) Mathematician.
(b) Grand Duke.
(c) Theologian.
(d) Physicist.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the youngest Galilei child.

2. While being forced to stay in Rome Galileo gave power of attorney to which of the following?

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

4. How many bystanders were at the meeting of Galileo and the Office of the Inquisition?

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

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