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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. Which Pope approved of Galileo's conviction?
(a) Gregory.
(b) Urban.
(c) Clement.
(d) Paul.

2. How old was the Cardinal when he accepted the position of the Supreme Pontiff?
(a) 64.
(b) 55.
(c) 68.
(d) 72.

3. What word is often used in regards to the presence of the Sun?
(a) Solar.
(b) Solicentric.
(c) Atrophic.
(d) Heliocentric.

4. What word is best used to describe a delay or block in an experiment?
(a) Objection.
(b) Hindrance.
(c) Annoyance.
(d) Postponement.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which famous man was killed in the same year she was born?

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

3. In what month did Niccolini petition the Pope once more?

4. What is the name of the order at the convent?

5. What was the name of Galileo's contact within the Vatican?

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