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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Galileo finished with his work, he sent it to Maria Celeste who would painstakingly _______ it.
(a) Copy.
(b) Edit.
(c) Proofread.
(d) Bind.

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

3. What was the name of the famous and extremely powerful family from that country?
(a) Montbatten.
(b) Hapsburg.
(c) Vullion.
(d) Constantino.

4. Galileo was forced to travel to Rome to obtain which type of license?
(a) Marriage.
(b) Driver's.
(c) Contractor's.
(d) Printing.

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

6. In what year was Galileo first told to desist on his astronomical work?
(a) 1620.
(b) 1623.
(c) 1615.
(d) 1610.

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

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

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

10. In what year was Galileo's daughter born?
(a) 1623.
(b) 1603.
(c) 1600.
(d) 1619.

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

12. Officials from which region would be responsible for approving Galileo's manuscript?
(a) Venice.
(b) Florence.
(c) Padua.
(d) Rome.

13. For some unknown reason Galileo did not save all of Maria Celeste's letters during that year. How many letters did Galileo manage to save?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 1.
(d) 5.

14. In order to impress the new pope, Galileo sent a copy of his yet to be published work titled:
(a) Monologue on the Moons.
(b) Investigating the Milky Way.
(c) Treatise on the Tides.
(d) Discourse on the Stars.

15. How was the man killed?
(a) Starvation.
(b) Hanged.
(c) Shot.
(d) Burned at the stake.

Short Answer Questions

1. One of the Pope's favorite passages of Galileo's work compares good philosophers to which bird?

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

3. How old was Maria Celeste when she took her vows?

4. Maria Celeste took on the role of teacher in which area?

5. In what year was the first letter written from Maria to Galileo?

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