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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Galileo was determined to prove the theories of which famous scientist?
(a) Newton.
(b) Sagan.
(c) Copernicus.
(d) Einstein.

2. What was the name of the town where the convent was located?
(a) Arcetri.
(b) Naples.
(c) Padua.
(d) Pisa.

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

4. In what year was the first letter written from Maria to Galileo?
(a) 1645.
(b) 1631.
(c) 1623.
(d) 1604.

5. What was the surname of Galileo's lover and mother to his children?
(a) Benedict.
(b) Medici.
(c) Gamba.
(d) Giabruzzi.

6. What was the affectionate nickname of this contact?
(a) Cardinal Creepy.
(b) Monsignor Crab.
(c) Brother Ghoul.
(d) Father Monster.

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

8. What is another name for a nun's living quarters?
(a) Cupboard.
(b) Cabin.
(c) Cell.
(d) State room.

9. Galileo was afraid to send books to Rome because they would be:
(a) Confiscated.
(b) Hidden.
(c) Discarded.
(d) Burned.

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

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

12. 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) Discourse on the Stars.
(c) Treatise on the Tides.
(d) Investigating the Milky Way.

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

14. 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) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 2.
(d) 1.

15. One of the things that got the pope in trouble was his view regarding:
(a) Protestant Reformation.
(b) Jewish Re-education.
(c) Catholic Condemnation.
(d) Pagan Ostracizing.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Galileo when Marina died?

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

3. Which member of the Medici was installed as the Grand Duke of Tuscany?

4. Galileo was eager to go to Rome to march with which prestigious group?

5. Galileo was forced to travel to Rome to obtain which type of license?

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