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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who would have the final say on the approval of the book?
(a) Delvecchio.
(b) Riccardi.
(c) Giambanco.
(d) Medici.

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

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

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

7. What was the name of the place Maria Celeste worked at the convent?
(a) Hospice.
(b) Laundrette.
(c) Infirmary.
(d) Apothecary.

8. What was the name of Galileo's contact within the Vatican?
(a) Tringali.
(b) Bacelli.
(c) Riccardi.
(d) Verardi.

9. What new law began to frighten many of Galileo's colleagues?
(a) Astronomers' Discourse.
(b) Heretic Law.
(c) Edict of 1616.
(d) Mathematicians' Treatise.

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

11. Maria Celeste recalls being in the garden with her father learning about which of the following?
(a) Telescope.
(b) Mathematics.
(c) Tides.
(d) Gravity.

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

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

14. What is it called when a nun is required to stay inside the convent compound at all times?
(a) Cloistered.
(b) Imprisoned.
(c) Confirmation.
(d) Reformation.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The letter was written to express condolences for the loss of ______, Galileo's sister.

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

3. The pope was fond of another of Galileo's works, title:

4. What was the name of the youngest Galilei child.

5. In what year did Galileo finally set off for the Vatican?

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