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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How many years did it take Galileo to write that particular work?
(a) 5.
(b) 7.
(c) 6.
(d) 11.

4. Which person was eager to step forward to help the convent through their leanest hours?
(a) Arcangela.
(b) Elisa.
(c) Cristina.
(d) Mariana.

5. In 1627, Italy was on the brink of which upcoming skirmish?
(a) Italian Cival War.
(b) Revolutionary War.
(c) War of the Roses.
(d) Thirty Years War.

6. It was intended that the girl stay in the convent until her parents could find:
(a) A place to live.
(b) Money for college.
(c) A husband.
(d) An adoptive family.

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

8. What is it called when someone commits a crime against God?
(a) Infidelity.
(b) Ignorance.
(c) Blasphemy.
(d) Apostasy.

9. The author speaks at length of the war, which involved which country?
(a) Spain.
(b) England.
(c) Lichtenstein.
(d) Austria.

10. Galileo planned to make a detour on the way to the Vatican to visit his old friend:
(a) Antonio.
(b) Cesi.
(c) Cosimo.
(d) Gregory.

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

12. According to the law, it was likely that many people in Galileo's occupation would be considered to be which of the following?
(a) Impudent.
(b) Heretics.
(c) Traitors.
(d) Ill-informed.

13. What word was used to describe Maria Celeste?
(a) Unmarriageable.
(b) Impetuous.
(c) Gifted.
(d) Imbecile.

14. When Galileo arrived in Rome, he was lodged at which of the following?
(a) Tuscan Embassy.
(b) Medici Court.
(c) Ambassadors Row.
(d) College of Cardinals.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How long did Galileo stay in Rome this time?

3. Maria Celeste recalls being in the garden with her father learning about which of the following?

4. What caused the delay in Galileo's trip to the Vatican?

5. What word is often used in regards to the presence of the Sun?

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