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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Shortly after, Vincenzo and Sestilia announced the birth of their second child, a boy named:
(a) Fernando.
(b) Carlo.
(c) Galileo.
(d) Michelangelo.

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

3. What word is often used in regards to the presence of the Sun?
(a) Atrophic.
(b) Solar.
(c) Solicentric.
(d) Heliocentric.

4. The author speaks at length of the war, which involved which country?
(a) Lichtenstein.
(b) Austria.
(c) England.
(d) Spain.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the order at the convent?

2. What was the name of Galileo's brother?

3. Which Italian city seemed to be the only one spared from the epidemic?

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

5. The son was intended to complete his education at a university in which city?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the purpose of Galileo's next trip to Rome? Who did he see?

2. Urban was highly impressed with Galileo's work. Which new work struck the Pope as being brilliant? What did Galileo write in the dedication?

3. Name at least one of the major issues faced by Urban in his new position as Pope. How did Urban respond?

4. Discuss the arrival of "Treatise on the Tides." How long did it take to write the important work? To whom was the work dedicated?

5. How severe was the presence of the plague in Rome in the 1600s? When was the worst period in history for the plague? How does Sobel refer to the returning plague?

6. Discuss some of the complaints the Galileis had regarding various illnesses.

7. What did Galileo send to Urban as soon as it was proper to do so? What was Galileo's hope in regards to a new relationship with an old friend?

8. Who was announced as being the new Grand Duke of Tuscany? In what year was he installed as Grand Duke? To which famous family was the new Duke related?

9. What was the major difference in the opportunities given to Vincenzio as opposed to those given to Maria Celeste and Arcangela?

10. What was the name of the Pope elected in Part 2? When was the Pope elected? What was his former identity?

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