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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The purpose of leaving Galileo was to pursue opportunities in which profession?
(a) Fishing.
(b) Law.
(c) Mathematics.
(d) Professorship.

2. The nuns at the convent rejoiced with the news of Galileo's impending return. Which of the nuns ran to Maria Celeste crying with joy?
(a) Lead Suor.
(b) Mother Superior.
(c) Abbess.
(d) Arcangela.

3. In 1633, the nuns complained of the excessive ____.
(a) Petitioners.
(b) Number of rats.
(c) Lack of food.
(d) Heat.

4. The book would show observations and theories that went directly against the teachings of which famous man?
(a) Aristotle.
(b) Fermi.
(c) Copernicus.
(d) Newton.

5. In which year did Galileo mail off the last pieces of the manuscript to his solicitor?
(a) 1637.
(b) 1645.
(c) 1639.
(d) 1643.

6. What was the main topic of this book?
(a) Tides.
(b) Heavens.
(c) Gravitational pull.
(d) Motion.

7. In which century was the monastery built?
(a) 13th.
(b) 17th.
(c) 15th.
(d) 14th.

8. How many years did Galileo live after the death of Maria Celeste?
(a) 7.
(b) 4.
(c) 1.
(d) 8.

9. Which of the following was not one of the reasons given to the Pope by Niccolini?
(a) Connection to the Medicis.
(b) Acceptance of censure.
(c) Old age.
(d) Illness.

10. Maria Celeste hoped fervently that the Pope and others would dismiss the trial once they realized the extent of Galileo's _____.
(a) Dementia.
(b) Brilliance.
(c) Illness.
(d) Repentance.

11. Maria Celeste was plagued with which malady?
(a) Bronchitis.
(b) Malaise.
(c) Arthritis.
(d) Consumption.

12. In this year, Maria Celeste was once again considered for which high level position at San Matteo?
(a) Prioress.
(b) Novitiate.
(c) Mother Superior.
(d) Mother Abbess.

13. How old was Galileo at the time of the trial?
(a) 78.
(b) 70.
(c) 67.
(d) 74.

14. It is erroneously reported that Galileo was tried in which year?
(a) 1621.
(b) 1639.
(c) 1616.
(d) 1637.

15. What was Galileo's official position with the Grand Duke of Tuscany?
(a) Astronomer.
(b) Chief Mathematician.
(c) Secretary.
(d) Philosopher.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what month did Maria Celeste die?

2. Galileo revisited the possibility of publishing which book despite Pope Urban's objection?

3. To whom was the book dedicated?

4. Which Pope approved of Galileo's conviction?

5. What was the nickname given to Father Christopher Scheiner?

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