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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who assisted Galileo and Maria Celeste in one particular project?
(a) Sestilia.
(b) Cosimo.
(c) Vincenzo.
(d) Sebastian.

2. How many copies of the book were published once it was approved?
(a) 2500.
(b) 500.
(c) 750.
(d) 1000.

3. What is the name of the order at the convent?
(a) Order of the Virgin Mary.
(b) Convent of St. Lucia.
(c) Rule of the Holy Ghost.
(d) Rule of Saint Clare.

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

5. Convents in Italy were different than in other countries because they were permitted to own which of the following?
(a) Jewelry.
(b) Farm equipment.
(c) Cars.
(d) Property.

6. The letter was written to express condolences for the loss of ______, Galileo's sister.
(a) Margaret.
(b) Oliva.
(c) Maria.
(d) Virginia.

7. Galileo went to work in the court of which royal?
(a) Guido Bruno.
(b) Cosimo de' Medici.
(c) Cardinal Allegretti.
(d) Pope John I.

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

9. Which famous man was killed in the same year she was born?
(a) Da Vinci.
(b) Bruno.
(c) Medici.
(d) Copernicus.

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

11. Galileo was eager to go to Rome to march with which prestigious group?
(a) College of Cardinals.
(b) Moravian Mathematicians.
(c) Lyncean Academicians.
(d) Roman Astronomers.

12. What is it called when someone discredits or speaks out against the church?
(a) Blasphemy.
(b) Sacreligious.
(c) Apostasy.
(d) Heresy.

13. What was the major complaint and source of illness at the convent?
(a) Cold.
(b) Spoiled food.
(c) Rodents.
(d) Sick children.

14. Early the next year, a quarantine that would last ______ days was put into effect.
(a) 40.
(b) 35.
(c) 60.
(d) 25.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is another name for a nun's living quarters?

2. To which royal figure was the work dedicated?

3. Galileo was afraid to send books to Rome because they would be:

4. How was the man killed?

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

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