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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. Maria Celeste worried that the stress of the trial would interfere with Galileo's ____.
(a) Mental state.
(b) Work.
(c) Health.
(d) Studies.

2. What was the name of the town where the friend lived?
(a) Arcetri.
(b) Rome.
(c) Arno.
(d) Acquasparta.

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

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

5. Which type of clock was invented by Galileo and another person?
(a) Anti-movement.
(b) Grandfather.
(c) Pendulum.
(d) Mantel.

Short Answer Questions

1. Galileo was eventually named head mathematician and philosopher to which of the following people?

2. Which of Galileo's books was finally published in 1630?

3. What is it called when a nun is required to stay inside the convent compound at all times?

4. Officials from which region would be responsible for approving Galileo's manuscript?

5. What was the name of the woman's son?

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