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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. By this time Mrs. Niccolini had earned the title of __________.
(a) Ambassadress.
(b) Baronness.
(c) Empress.
(d) Duchess.

2. What illness would eventually cause Maria Celeste's death?
(a) Smallpox.
(b) Rheumatic fever.
(c) Pneumonia.
(d) Dysentery.

3. Which of the following was a major contributor to Galileo's death?
(a) Bubonic plague.
(b) Dysentery.
(c) Kidney problems.
(d) Pneumonia.

4. Galileo was plagued with which affliction?
(a) Hypertension.
(b) Depression.
(c) Arthritis.
(d) Anxiety.

5. Maria Celeste continued to worry about the state of Galileo's ______.
(a) Clothes.
(b) Possessions.
(c) Soul.
(d) Family relationships.

6. Galileo was sent back to Arcetri because his living situation was too pleasant in which city?
(a) Padua.
(b) Florence.
(c) Rome.
(d) Siena.

7. Geri Bocchineri commented that the death of Maria Celeste was a true case of what?
(a) Cruelty.
(b) Injustice.
(c) Irony.
(d) Being freed.

8. At this time Galileo was living in which town or city?
(a) Padua.
(b) Pisa.
(c) Florence.
(d) Arcetri.

9. What was the occupation of Galileo's Venetian friend?
(a) Lawyer.
(b) Professor.
(c) Theologian.
(d) Mathematician.

10. Which item is not mentioned in the observations on gravity?
(a) Towers.
(b) Cannonball.
(c) Watermelon.
(d) Lemon.

11. How many cardinals would preside over Galileo's trial?
(a) 8.
(b) 13.
(c) 21.
(d) 10.

12. in what months did the height of the problem hit?
(a) September and October.
(b) November and December.
(c) April and June.
(d) October and November.

13. Galileo's trial and exile left him feeling like which of the following?
(a) Outcast.
(b) Leper.
(c) Malcontent.
(d) Failure.

14. What word is used by Niccolini that means the same thing as "interfered?"
(a) Intruded.
(b) Muckraked.
(c) Meddled.
(d) Excluded.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what month did Niccolini petition the Pope once more?

2. Maria Celeste tended to write long letters to Galileo on which day of the week?

3. The purpose of leaving Galileo was to pursue opportunities in which profession?

4. In what year was the ban effectively lifted from the work?

5. In which century was the monastery built?

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