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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year did Galileo finally set off for the Vatican?
(a) 1631.
(b) 1624.
(c) 1622.
(d) 1643.

2. Galileo suggested to Maria Celeste that she petition this Pope for assistance.
(a) Pius.
(b) Urban.
(c) John.
(d) Gregory.

3. The pope was fond of another of Galileo's works, title:
(a) The Academist.
(b) The Assayer.
(c) The Geologist.
(d) The Astronomer.

4. How long did Galileo stay in Rome?
(a) 5 weeks.
(b) 4 weeks.
(c) 3 weeks.
(d) 6 weeks.

5. One of the Pope's favorite passages of Galileo's work compares good philosophers to which bird?
(a) Coot.
(b) Hawk.
(c) Eagle.
(d) Sparrow.

6. How old was Maria Celeste when she entered the convent?
(a) 15.
(b) 13.
(c) 17.
(d) 11.

7. What was the name of Galileo's second daughter to enter the convent?
(a) Maria.
(b) Constance.
(c) Virginia.
(d) Livia.

8. What was the name of the youngest Galilei child.
(a) Galileo.
(b) Guiseppe.
(c) Vincenzo.
(d) Mario.

9. Which member of the Medici was installed as the Grand Duke of Tuscany?
(a) Cosimo.
(b) Anthony.
(c) Fernando.
(d) Vincenzo.

10. What was the name of Galileo's host?
(a) Bertolli.
(b) Gambini.
(c) Nicolini.
(d) Barberini.

11. Galileo was eventually named head mathematician and philosopher to which of the following people?
(a) Grand Duke of Tuscany.
(b) Archbishop of Canterbury.
(c) Pope Pius XII.
(d) Cardinal Richelieu.

12. To which royal figure was the work dedicated?
(a) Second Baron.
(b) Crown Prince.
(c) Grand Duke.
(d) Viscount of Rome.

13. Galileo left his son with Marina and took his daughters to which Italian city?
(a) Padua.
(b) Venice.
(c) Genoa.
(d) Florence.

14. What was the name of the convent that housed two of Galileo's daughters?
(a) Convent of San Matteo.
(b) Convent of St. Augustine.
(c) Convent of the Sacred Heart.
(d) Convent of St. Francis.

15. What is it called when one builds a model of a new product?
(a) Rendering.
(b) Prototype.
(c) Model.
(d) Sample.

Short Answer Questions

1. It was intended that the girl stay in the convent until her parents could find:

2. The author speaks at length of the war, which involved which country?

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

4. The son was intended to complete his education at a university in which city?

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

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