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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. What tragic affliction was responsible for the death of Prince Cesi?
(a) Rheumatic Fever.
(b) Scurvy.
(c) Bubonic Plague.
(d) Consumption.

2. What word is used to reference a report issued by the office to important officials?
(a) Discourse.
(b) Brief.
(c) Summarization.
(d) Outline.

3. Which of Galileo's books was finally published in 1630?
(a) Secrets of the Sun and Moon.
(b) Dialogue on the Tides.
(c) From Here to the Stars.
(d) Discourse on Gravity.

4. Shortly after, Vincenzo and Sestilia announced the birth of their second child, a boy named:
(a) Galileo.
(b) Fernando.
(c) Carlo.
(d) Michelangelo.

5. How long did it take before the printing was complete?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 6 months.
(c) 1 year.
(d) 9 months.

Short Answer Questions

1. In which year did Galileo mail off the last pieces of the manuscript to his solicitor?

2. What was the name of the town where the convent was located?

3. Galileo was ordered to cease which of the following?

4. Compared to Rome, the atmosphere in Venice was refereed to as being _____.

5. In what year was the ban effectively lifted from the work?

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